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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1927-12-08-STM-MIN 143 TOWN MEETING DECEMBER 8 , 1927 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator , Robert H . Holt at 8 : 00 P . M . The Town Clem- -proceeded to read the Warrant but upon motion the further reading of the warrant was dispensed with and the return of the Constable thereon was then read . Art . 2 . On motion of Theodore A . Custance it was , " Voted that the sum of 4 .50 , 001 . 00 be transferred from the proceeds of the sale of the Town Hall property to the credit of New Town Office Building Account . " Art . 3 . On motion of Theodore A . Custance it was , " Voted that the Board of Selectmen be Instructed to install street lights In York Street , an unaccepted street . " Art . 4 . On motion of William 11 . Ballard it was , " Voted that the Board of Selectmen be and hereby are author- ized to sell and convey the land owned by the Town on Concord Avenue formerly used as a site for the Franklin School which was conveyed to the- Town by deed of Isaac Childs , dated June 25 , 1851 and recorded in Middlesex South District Deeds , Libro 614 , folio 1 . " Art . 5 . Under this article William H . Ballard offered the following motion ! Voted that the Board of Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to sell all or any portion of the Almshouse property and contents , which was conveyed to the Town by deed of David Johnson dated June 4 , 1845 and recorded in Middlesex South District Deeds , Book 463 , Page 451 , also deed of Joseph Davis dated April 29 , 1872 and recorded in Middlesex South DistrictDeeds ,Deed , Book 1211 , Folio 33 and deed of Eli Simonds dated February 19 , 1859 and recorded in ili. ddl. esex South District Deeds , Rook 812 , Page 324 . After some discussi.nn on motion by Charles I1 . Spaulding It was voted not to pass the motion offered by Mr. . . Ballard . Art . 6 . On motion of "'illiam H . Ballard it was , Voted that the Selectmen he instructed to report to the annual Town Meeting in :.larch , 1928 , their recommendation as to the purchase of land to be used tti the Public ''Works Department for the storage of material and equipment , and as a site for a new building to house the Fire Department . • art . 7 . On motion of Theodore A . Custance it was , Voted that the Town amend the first paragraph of frticle III , Section 5 of the Code of By- laws of 1922 107 substituting therefore the following , " The annual meeting of the Town shall be called f o r 144 -30 0 six o ' clock in the morning and thereafter the t polls shall be open continuously for voting untiltt eight o ' clock in the evening . Immediately upon the annoucement of the result of the voting , such meeting shall stand adjourned until eight o ' clock in the evening of the following Monday . " Art . 8 . On motion of Theodore A . Oustance the following vote was passed : Voted that the following sums of money be transferred from General Revenue and Surplus Account to the following accounts ; . Town Treasurer , $ 30 . 00 Parks & Playgrounds 100 . 00 Village Hall 125 . 00 Street Signs 70 . 00 Highway Maintenance 3000 . 00 Bedford St . Damages 96 . 00 Selectmen' 375 . 00 Board of Health 300 . 00 Sidewalks 75 . 00 Law 950 . 00 Forest Fires 80 . 00 Interest 700 . 00 Tinder this article it was voted not to appropriate $2 , 000 . for repairing and painting Town Farm Buildings . The Appropriation Committee were not in favor of this appropriation until after investigation by the Selectmen as to their recommendation for a Public Works Department . Art . 9 . Under this article on motion of Theodore A . Custance , 111 it was , Voted that the report of the committee appointed under Article 33 of the Town Meeting held March 16 , 1925 to investi - gate and report on the question of establishing a permanent memorial to the Veterans of all Wars be accepted and placed on file , and that the Committee be discharged . In the absence of the Chairman of the Veterans '. Memorial Committee , Mr . George L . Gilmore , Mr . Custance , Chairman of the Board of Selectmen explained that this committee reported in the Town Report of 1925 . This committee , after investigation , found that the funds available for a veterans memorial could only be used for a building or to apply on the Town Debt therefore the committee desired to be discharged . Art . 10 . On motion of Theodore A . Custance , it \V9s , Voted that the Town rescind that nart of the vote passed under Article of the Ton Meeting held March 16 , 1925 'Mich ch reads as follows ; " That the present Commander of George G . Meade Post , Grand Army of the Republic , the present Commander of Stanley Hill Post , the American Legion , and a Veteran of the Spanish War with two other citizens , the last three to be appointed by the Moderator , be named as a Committee of five to investigate and ieeport on the question of establishing a permanent Memorial , sal d Committee to be permanent , any vacancies to be filled by the then Moderator by the selection of a member of the organization or group in which the vacancy may occur , and in case no member of the Grand Army Post is able to serve , its representative shall be selected from the Sons of Veterans . " 145 Art . 11 . Under this article Theodore A . Custance offered ered the following motion : Voted that a Committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to establish a permanent memorial for the veterans of the late war who went from the Town of Lexington to serve with the colors and hold or are entitled to an honorable discharge from the United States Army , Navy , or Marine Corp . IIIJames H . Rusell , Commander of the American Legion , offered an amendment to Mr . Custance ' motion . The Moderator explained that it would be better to indefinitely postpone Article 11 and to offer Mr . Rusell ' s motion under Article 1 . The meeting consented to this action . Art . 1 . On motion of James H . Russell it was , Voted that a Committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to establish a permanent memorial for the \rater. ans of all wars for whom memorials have not been already erected , and who went from the Town of Lexington to serve with the colors and hold or are entitled to an honorable discharge from the United States Army , Navy , or Marine Corp , said committee to include at least one member of the Stanley Hill Post of the American Legion , one member of the G . A . R . and one veteran of the Spanish War . Committee appointed : William F . Young , Willard D. Brown , Minnie S . Seaver , William B . Foster , and James H . Russell . Art . 12 . After some explanation by Attorney John H . Devine , . • it was voted to indefinitely postpone this article . IIIMeeting adjourned at 9 : 35 P . M . A true record , Attest ; if saltrale, Town Clerk .