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1. 1-9 in Eliot Road and that it might be possible it would noto as far as Warren Street , but request has been made in that vicinity, and the Board should have the authority to extend if necessary . After this explanation, Mr . Parsons ' motion for indefinite postponement was lost , and the original motion offered by Mr . Burn- ham was passed by Vote of the meeting . The following motion, which was offered by ''ur . Albert H . Burnham, was passed unanimously : " Voted that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to construct a sewer in Hastings Road from Lincoln Street to Massachusetts Avenue , and Massachusetts Avenue , from Hastings Road to Audubon Road , a distance of approximately 700 feet . " Art . 4 . Under this article , on motion of Mr . Albert H . Burnham, it was "Voted to indefinitely postpone the article . " Mr . Theodore A . Custance explained that through the efforts of the Senator and Representative of Lexington , the Town of Lex- ington was given an opportunity to decide whether they desire to enter the sewer to be constructed for the Hospital for Mental Diseases being located in Belmont , Waltham and Lexington . In this article in the Warrant the Selectmen are asking for an appropriation to have the Engineering Survey made of this section of the Town so that they may determine before December 1 , 1928 , whether it would be feasible for the Town to enter the sewer provided by Section One , Chapter 372 of the Acts of 1928 . Art . 9 . On motion of Mr . Albert H . Burnham the following votes were passed unanimously : " Voted that the following amounts be transferred from General Revenue and Surplus account to the following accounts : Law Department $1500 . 00 Unclassified 300 . 00 Forest Fires 200 . 00 Proportionate taxes as Rental of Town Hall , Apr . 1 , 1928 to June 30 , 1928 . 500 . 00 . ” " And further voted that the following amounts be appropriated and assessed for the following accounts : Soldier ' s Relief $300 . 00 Relocating Fire Alarm Tanks and Whistle 800 . 00 Rental of Town Hall Sheds 175 . 00 Sidewalk construction ( of cbncbete or other material where the abuttors will pay one-half the cost . ) 2000 . 00 . " The Chairman of the Appropriation Committee stated that the appropriations were approved by the Committee . Art . 10 . On motion of Mr . Albert H . Burnham Article 10 was taken up . Under this article Mr . William R . S . Eaton offered the follow- ing motion : " Voted that the Board of Selectmen be instructed to increase the candle power of the street lights on Massachusetts Avenue from