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TOWN ME 'TING
DECEMBER 16 , 1929 .
The meeting was called to order by Moderator , Robert H .
Holt at 8 P . M .
ArticLes r , .= , and 4 . On motion of ydney It . ;°: rightingtou
these three articles were taken up together .
Under Article 2 , Mr . Sydney h . Wrightington offered the
following motion :
" Voted : That Article III , sec . 2 of the Code of By-Laws
of l922 of the Town of Lexington be amended by Striking out the
same and inserting in place thereof the fol lowing :
" Section The arrant for a town meeting shall be .served
by posting a printed copy thereof on the bulletin board in
the Town Office Building ana in such other public places in the
town , if any , as the ►electmen may designate , seven uays at least
before the time stated in the warrant for holding such
meeting , by publishing once in the Lexington Times -j:iinute Man
one day at least before the time stated in the warrant for
holding such meeting , if the 5electraen so designate , and also
whenever the warrant contains any article on which all regis - ,
tered voters have the right to vote under Chapter .15 of the
Acts of 1929 , by sending by mail , postage prepaid not less
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than seven aays before the time stated in the arrant for
holding such meeting , a printed copy of such warrant addressed
to every registered voter of the town at his last residence
as appears from the records of the Board of Registrars of
Voters , provided however , that no action taken at the meeting
shall be invalidated by reason of any mistake or omission by
the officer or person serving the warrant to mail a copy
thereof to every registered voter . "
Mr . rigntington explained that owing to the adoption
of Chapter L: 1. 5 of the Acts of 1929 allowing representative
town meetings , there was a conflict with the Town By- law ,
inasmuch as the recuirement of the Town By-Law is that notice
shall be mailed to every registered voter : even days before
the Town Meeting , and the representative form of government
requires notice mailed to the town meeting members seven
days before the meeting . It would be impossible after the
annual election in March when the votes are not counted
sometimes before midnight or early morning to give notice to
the elected town meeting members within the seven aays re-
quired , therefor these votes. under Articles 21 6 and 4 were
offered to make it possible to meet the requirements .
Representative George E. Briggs explaineu that the
representative form of town government was a new experiment ,
dna that although the voters cannot vote in town meeting ,
they have the privilege of speaking End he felt that they
should also receive a town warrant by mail . He therefor ,
did not wish to see tnis motion prevail .
Mr . ► rightington ' s motion . was votea down by vote of the
meeting .
Article 3 . On motion of Mr . Sydney _ R . Wrightington the
following vote was passed unanimously :
" Voted : That Article III , sec . 5 of the Code of By-laws
of 1922. of the Town of Lexington be amended by striking out all
after the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing :
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" Immediately upon the announcement of the result of the CC
voting the meeting shall stana adjourned until such time and
at such place as shall be set forth by the Selectmen in
the warrant for the meeting . ' , so that the said section
as amended shall read as follows :
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" Section 5 . The annual meeting of the town shall be
called for six o ' clock in the morning and thereafter
tne polls shall be open continuously for voting until eight
o ' clock in the evening . Immediately upon the announcement
of tne result of the voting the meeting shall stand adjourned
until such time and at sucn place as shall be set forth
by the Selectmen in the warrant for the meeting . "
Article 5 . Under this article ir . Sydney R .
Wrightington offered the following motion :
" Voted : That Article 30 of the Code of By- laws of l92
of the Town of Lexington is _hereby amended by adding
thereto the following section :
" Section16 . before any license for any dog snail be
issued under General Laws , Unapter 140 , section 137 ,
the applicant for such license shall file with the Town
Clerk a certificate signed by a reputable veterinarir n ,
stating that he has administered Rabies Vaccine to said
dog , since the first day of January preceding such application . P
;uestions were asked by Messrs . Hollis Webster ,
Harry Coolidge , John H . Kane , . David Murphy anu Joseph bwan
about the advisability of this requirement . Mt . ltrigntington
explained that ne proposed this by- law on nis initiative
inasmuch as he felt it was a good thing to prevent persons
from being annoyed by the nuisance caused in keeping cogs
restraineu when restraining orders are isruea . Owing to
prevalence of rabies both the State and County have advised
that dogs be restrained almost every year . he consulted rith
Dr . Blakely , the Town Veterinary , end he informed him that
he would be glad to give this inocule tion for a fee of 500
or $1 . 00 if there were a large number of dogs to be inoculated .
Mr . William H . Ballard lard explained that he felt that the
Board of Selectmen usually follow the request of the 'itate Depart -
merit. of Health in restraining tne dogs , and he tnerefor
did not see any advantage of this by- law .
The motion as offered by Mr . V'irightington was not
passed .
On motion of Mr . David 1 . Murphy , it was voted to
inckefinitely postpone action under Article 5 .
Article 8 . On motion of Mr . Albert H . Burnham, Chairman
of the Board of Selectmen , the following vote was passed :
" Voted : That the Town accept the deed and conveyance of
f9 , 52J square feet of lana located at the junction of
Lowell and North Streets deeded to the Town by Robert L .
Ryder , Trustee of the Lexington Heal Astate Trust . "
Article 7 . On motion of Mr . Albert H . Burnham the
following vote was passed .
" Voted : That the belectmen be instructed to install street
lights in Bernard btreet , Denver btreet , and Theresa Avenue . "
Article 10 . Under this article on motion of Mr . Albert H .
Burnham, the following vote was passed :
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" Vote i s That the following suns be transferred from Excess
ana Llficiency Account :
Highway Construction , Waltham Street w4 800 .
Police Department X750 .
Swimming Pool 1 , 160 .
I _lsurance 1 , 00 ) .
Public wselfare 1 , 303 .
Interest 3 , 900 .
Saow Removal 1 , 000 .
k13 , 610 . "
IJr . Ueorge Ross stated that the Appropriation Committee
approved the appropriations under this article .
ceuestions were asked by Dr . James J . Walsh about
additional highwqy appropriation and by Mr . Charles rh . Spaulding
about the additional appropriation for the swimming pool .
Explanations were maae by Mr . Theodore A . Custance regarding
the highway appropriation and by lir . Clarence Shannon about
the s1vimming pool appropriation .
Article 6 . Under this article on motion of Mr . Theodore A .
Custance it was
" Voted : That the Town accept the layout as a town way of Hill
Street from Bedford Street to Cedar Street , all as laid out
by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act , and as shown on
plan on file in the Town Clerk ' s Office . "
Mr . Custance explained that in laying out Hill Street
it was intended that no betterments would be assessed and
no damages would be awarded for land taken for this relocation .
Article 9 . Under this article on motion of Mr . Theodore A .
Custance it was
.' Voted : That the Selectmen be authori ed to sell and convey
a portion of land conveyed to the Town by deed of George
Spaulding dated April 7 , 1906 and recorded with Miucilesex
South District Registry of Leeds , Book 343 , page 385,
adjoining the premises of Lillian G . and Lois M . Marshall ,
. to Lillian G . & Lois U . Marshall , in consideration of the
payment by them of Three nundred dollars ( $300) the following
described parcel of land :
aeginning at a point in the westerly line of Massachusetts
Avenue 6 . 42 feet southerly from a stone bound mar.cing the point
of curvature of a curve of 1144 . 28 feet radius in said westerly
` line of Massachusetts Avenue , thence south 35° 32 ' west distant
69 . 81 feet , thence south 53° 30 ' 43" east distant 3 . 00 feet ,
thence north 35° 32 ' east distant 69 . 86 feet , thence by the
• westerly line of Massacnusetts Avenue north 540 282 west distant
3 . 00 feet 'to the point of beginning , containing 209 square
feet .
The above description is intenaea to describe the parcel
snown as Lot i; on a plan entitled , " Plan of Land in Lexingt-on ,
Mass . scale 1 inch - 10 feet , October 14 , 1929 E . N . 1ontague ,
C . E . Nest Acton , Mass . 0
Mr . Custance explainea that this three foot strip of land
would straighten out the property line between the Town and
Marshall property , and the Library Trustees of the Cary Memorial
Library were Lgreeable to the transaction .
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hrticies 11 and i2 . Mr . Theodore A . eustance offered �C
the following vote :
" Voted : That the town amend its votes of April 8 , 1929
and April 15 , 1929 with respect to the purchase of land
from Stuart-Marshall Realty Company for the widening
of Massachusetts Avenue and giving an option from the town
to the Stuart-Marshall Realty eompany to purchase from the
town the Central kire btation so called on Meriam Utreet and
making an appropriation therefor , except so much as relates
to the raising of the money so as to read as follows :
That the selectmen be and they are hereby autnori2. ea
on behalf of the town to accept a written offer of the
Stuart -Marshall Realty 1-ompany substantially In accordance
with the draft offer which has been presented at this
meeting , and that pursuant thereto the Board of ►- electmen
be and they hereby are authorized to execute and deliver
in the name of and behalf of the Town an agreement sub-
stantially in the form of the draft agreement dated
November 1 , 1929 annexed to the said draft offer to
purchase for street and sidewalk purposes only from the
►= tuart-Marshall Realty company a parcel of land between
the northeasterly boundary of Massachusetts Avenue and
a line parallel thereto and twenty-five feet distant
northeasterly therefrom extending from Meriam Street to
Depot Square so called , for the sum of $30 , 0J0 of which
$15, 0J0 shall be payable on the delivery of the deed and
the remaining 415 , 000 shall be payable at such time
on or before larch 1 , 1933 as shall be 30 days after the
completion of the removal by the said Realty Company
of all buildings or parts of buildings on the grantea
premises and also shall be 60 aays after notice by the
Realty Company to the town of the completion of such
removal , the said Realty Company to have the right to
maintain and use the building on the said premises without
payment of rent to the town until the expiration of the
said ou day ' s notice , but in any event not after March
1963 and said Realty Company to be released from any
betterment assessment which may be levied by said town
for any improvement made in Massachusetts Avenue as a
result of said sale and the widening and street construction
on tree lana so sola next following the said purchase and
subject to other agreements and conditions substantially
as set down in the draft of the agreement annexed to the
said offer , including an option to the said Realty Company
to purchase the Central Fire Engine House property belonging
to the town and located on Meriam Street for $10 , 000
subject to the `right of the town to hire the same by
written lease satisfactory in form to the Selectmen at
a rental of $800 . a year for a term of two years subject to
the right of the town to cancel the said lease on six \
months ' notice in writing to the Realty Company . " t,
Mr . Custance also read the following proposal rend
agreement to be entered into by the Stuart-Marshall hearty
Company and the Town of Lexington through the Board of
selectmen, also the following specifications for the
building to be erected in place of the present Boutelle
Block , so - called , and the agreement of the bcott Tea Company
with the Stuart-Marshall Realty company all of which he
explained were unsigned . The vote offered was to give the
Board of Selectmen power to negotiate with the Stuart-
Marshall Realty Company to complete the contract as reaa by
him .
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PROPOt)AL
Know All Men by These eresents that the Stuart-Marshall
Heal ty Company , incorporu tea under the laws of Marsachus etts ,
in consideration of one ,.collar ana other good and valuable
considerations to it paid by the Town of Lexington a
municipal o • o , n, t ;Rn � n r idalesex county , the receipt
whereof is e . e • • ovenat and agree to ana with the
said town that it will at any time within six months from
the date hereof execute and deliver to the said town an
agreement dated November 1 , 19k. 9 a copy of which is hereto
annexed within two days after notice mailed postage prepaid
and afdresseu to the Stuart-Marshall t{ealty Company , 8rb
beacon ►street , Newton , Mass . by the Selectmen of the said
town stating that the town has voted to authorize the
execution ana delivery of the said agreement by its Board
of L, e lectmen and that the Board is repay to execute and
deliver the same .
In Y' itness hereof the said Stuart -Mars 'nrJi hee._1ty
Company Has causeu its common seal to be hereunto affixed
and these presents to be signed by its President and
Assistant Treasurer thereunto duly authorized this
day of 199 .
Stuart-Marshall Realty company ,
By
President
Assistant Treasurer .
I , the undersigned of
hereb; certify that 1 am the clerk of the Stuart-Marshall
Realty Company incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts
and that at a meeting of its Board of Directors duly
called ana held on November , 1929 it was
unanimously votuu that the eresident and Assistant
Treasurer of the corporation be authorized and directed
to execute ana deliver to the town of Lexington the
covenant and agreement to which this is annexed .
Clerk . ----___-----
AGRH.f4;!ENT .
AN AGREEMENT made this first day of November , 1929
between btuart-Marshall Realty UompLny , incorporated under
the laws of Massacnusetts ( hereinafter called the Realty
Company) of the one part , and the Town of Lexington , a
municipal corporation in •Midulesex County , Massachusetts
( nereinafter called the Town) of the other part :
WHEREAS the Realty company is the owner of certain
property known as the Central Block at the junction of
Massachusetts Avenue and Meriam street in the Town of
Lexington which it contemplates remodelling , ana the Town
aesires to purchase from the Realty Company a portion
of the lanu on which the said building stands for street
and sidewalk purposes :
sari , THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and
of the mutual agreements herein contained , it is Hereby
mutually agreed as follows .
The Realty Company hereby agrees to sell ana the Town
agrees to purchase that portion of the land of the Realty
Company in the said Lexington which lies between the north -
easterly line of Massachusetts Avenue and a line parallel
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thereto anu twenty- five ( 25) feet distant northeasterly
therefrom extending from Meriam Street to Depot Square ,
so called .
The said premises are to ae conveyed on or before
uctuber 1 , 1960 by the iLealty uompa uy to the Town by a
good ana sufficient quitclaim ueeu of the Realty Company
conveying a good and clear title to the same , free from
611 encumbrances , except current taxes , and for such
deed ana conveyance the Town is to pay the Realty Compony
the sum of thirty thousand dollars ( $33 , 000) of which
fifteen thousand dollars ( $ 15 , 000) shall be paid by the
Town on the delivery of the deed of the said premises to
the Town ana tne remaining fifteen thousand dollars
( $15 , 0D0) shall be paid at such time on or before March
1st , 1933 as shall be thirty ( 30 ) days after the comp=letion
of the removal by the Realty Company of all bui laing r or
parts of buildings on the granted premises and also shall
be thirty ( 30 ) days after notice by the Realty upmpany
to the Town of the completion of :such removal .
The ueea is to be delivered and consideration pain ,
ii' the Town so re ,,uires , at tne Middlesex South Listrict
Registry of Leeus on the first day of October , 1960 at ten
o ' clock a . m . unless some other time and place shall be
mutually agreed upon .
Said deed shall contain a provision that the premises
conveyed are to be used only for street and sidewalk purposes .
This agreement is conaitional upon the granting on
or before October 1st , 1930 by the proper officials of the
Town of a permit for the erection of a three- story building
for stores and apartments substantially corresponding to
the building shown on three elevations drawn by Clifford S . J .
White , Architect , dated November 1 , 1929 and signed with
the initials of the signers hereto , and also substantially
in accordance with certain specifications for the said
building prepared by the said architect and similarly dated
and initialled ana hereto annexed , subject to such modi -
fications as may be agreed upon in writing from time to
time by the Realty Company and the Selectmen of the Town .
The Torn agrees v;ith the Realty Company that the Fealty
Company shall have the right to maintain aria use the
building on the said property without payment of rent to
the Tot;_i until the expiration of the said' thirty days '
notice to the Town , but in any event not later than March
1st , 193:__ and that the Realty Company shall be released
from any betterment assessment which may be levied by the
Town because of the said sale to the Tovrn or any improvement
mace in Massachusetts. Avenue as a result of the said sale
anu the widening and street construction on the land so
sold next following the said purchase .
The Realty Company agrees with the Town that it will
at its own expense cause the said builuings or parts of
buildings on the granted premises to be completely removed
Lherefrom except for foundations at least thirty ( 30)
days before March first , 1. 933 , and that it will indemnify
and save harmless the said Town from and against any .end
all loss , cost , liability and expense arising or accruing
out of the occupation of the said land or buildings or
Harts of buildings or their demolition .
The Town further agrees with the Realty Company that
at any time within six ( 6 ) months from October 1 , 19 :3 )
it t Int- 3 into a written agreement with the Realty
Co Y pan ^ e etit r .bngine House property belongtig to the
Town and located on Herian: btreet , in consideration of
payment by the Realty Company to the Town of the sum of
ten thousand dollars W01030)OJ0) and iroviding that the Town
at the time of the conveyance of the said property to the
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Realty company may hire the said property from the Realty
Company by written lease satisfactory in form to the Board
of Selectmen of Lexington at a rental of eight hundred
dollars ( $800 ) a year for a term of two (2 ) years , subject
to the right of the Town to cancel the said lease on six
( 6 ) months ' notice in writing to the Realty Company .
Ild WITNESS WH 'OF the Stuart-Marshall Realty Company
has caused its common seal to be hereunto affixed and these
presents to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its
President thereunto duly authorized , end the name of the
Town of Lexington has been hereto affixed and this instrument
has been executed in its name and on its behalf by the
Board of Selectmen and countersigned by the Treasurer and
sealed with the town seal .
STUART-MARSHALL h.RALTY COLPANY
By
TOWN OrLEXINGTON
By _.
--- _ __._ Board
__- ____________ of
__ ______ __ Selectmen
Countersigned by
Treasurer
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk , ss .
On this day of 1929 personally appeared
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be the
free act and deed of the Stuart-Marshall Realty Company ,
before me ,
Justice of the Peace Notary Public
OU TLIiN Lc i ECIF:L CATI ON S
JTORIIL APAitT: uI TU
CORNER MASS . AVL . AND MER1AM STR&T ,
LEXINGTOJ , MASSACHUSETTS
ST'ULLT-i thL'IIL. LLJ COMPANY , OWNERS
CLIrt+'OF.L J . WhIT , M CHITEC2 . OCTUI3Lf; 20 , 1929 .
FOUNDATIOINS
Concrete - one part cement , two and half parts sand ,
five parts grL. vel .
Footings under columns , piers , etc . , of similar construction .
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OUTSIDI WILLS
Selected sand struck brick backed up with terra
cotta blocks .
Trimmings of cast stone .
FLOORS
Basement floor - concrete .
First - second - third and roof of wood joists .
Floors of halls rind corridors of fireproof construction ,
covered with marble tile or composition as conditions
reluire .
Toilet floors of tile .
STE1 L
Carrying members of steel - furrea - metal lathed and
plastered .
HOOF
biate and composition covering .
i'ARTI T I ON S
Betvween stores in basement of terra cotta blocks . Be-
tween stores - first floor of gypsum blocks . Partitions
around stairways and corridors of fireproof materials . All
other partitions of wood studding .
LASTLRING
Ceilings and v: ood stud partitions of first - second
and third floors wire .Lath and plastered . Other plastering
direct onto terra cotta , brick or gypsum . Walls of toilets
tiled .
Copper covered with lights of plate glass - ornamental
work copper set .
STAIRS •
OF wood , steel or marble as conditions require .
ELFUTHIC
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Each store and apartment on separate meters . corriciors
and stairways lightest to meet state rec. uirements .
PLUMBING
To meet requirements of Town of Lexington and State .
mach apartment to have shower arrangement in all bath
rooms .
Hot inter from main heating plant .
HEATING
Vapor system - oil burner on one main Heating plant .
INCINERATION
Each Moor shall nave means to uispose of refuse ,
garbage , etc . through central incineration plant .
REFRIGERATION
hatch apartment to be equipped with electric refrigeration .
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AUhLL_Idni; `I OF THE ;_.COTT TLti COMPANY
Referring to the foregoing , Scott Tea Company , a
corp ) ration uu !y established by law , holder of a mortgage
upon said premises , hereby agrees witn said Stuart -
Marshall Realty Company to execute a pr rtial release
of the premises to be conveyed to said Town of Lexington
d escribed in the foregoing agreement and to deliver the
same to the Town simultaneously with the delivery of
the deed of said premises in consideration of thirty
thousand dollars ( 30 , 000 ) payable fifteen thousand dollars
( $i5 , 000 ) upon delivery of said partial release , and
fifteen thousand dollars ( $15 , 09D ) when the final payment
is mace by the Town under the foregoing agreement .
Baia Stuart-Marsnail Realty Company hereby agrees
vvith said S= cott Tea Company to pay to said Scott Tea
Company the sum of thirty thousand dollars ( $33 , 000 )
as follows : fifteen thousand dollars ( T15 , 000 ) upon
delivery of the partial release as aforesaid , and the
additional sum of fifteen thousand dollars ( $15 , 000 )
Then paid to it by the Town under the foregoing agree -
ment , and as security for the payment of said additional
sum of fifteen thousand dollars ( $15 , 303) , said Stuart-
'darshall 1Lealty ' ompany agrees to assign to said Scott
Tea Company seid second payment of fifteen thousand
dollars 015 , 030 ) to be made to it by said Town of
Lexi Wigton .
Said Stuart -Marshall - Realty Company further agrees
with said Scott Ten Company that it will at its own expense
cause the buildings or parts of said buildings upon the
said premises to be completely removed therefrom
except for foundations at least thirty ( 30) days before
• arch 1st , 1963 and that in the event of its failure so
to remove the same , said Scott Tea Company may remove
the same at the expense of said Stuart-Marshall Realty
Company .
Said Town of Lexington agrees to accept said
assignment of the payment of fifteen thousand dollars
( $15 , 000 ) as aforesaid .
l v ITNEb � vmE±tOr' the parties hereto nave hereunto
set their respective hands and seals this day of
1930 .
STUART -MARJHALL REALTY COMPANY
By _
SCOTT TEA COMPANY
By — —
TOWN OF LEXINGTON
By -------- -- ----
I , the undersigned , of
h ereby certify that I am the Clerk of Scott Tea Company ,
a corporation duly establlishea by law , and that at a
meeting of its Board of Lirectors only called aria held
on 1929 , it was unanimously
VOTED : That the of the corporation be
authorized anu directed to execute and deliver to the
atuart-Marshall Realty Company the covenant and agreement
to which this is annexed .
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Clerk .
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Mr . Custance alr. o prerented three prospectus of the
bui. luinintended to be erected on the lot .
Mr . William H . Ballard explained that owing to the lact
that the Stuart -Marshall Realty company found themselves
in difficulty with their tenants , they could riot complete
the original agreement offered at the previous town meeting ,
and therefor this new agreement had to be urawn up . The
Town wa3 not asking for any additional money in this vote ,
but this was simply giving the Selectmen an opportunity to
carry out the negotiction .
After discussion the motion a r offerea by Mr . Theodore A .
Custance was passed by vote of the meeting .
Article 13 . On motion of Mr . Theodore A . Custance the
following vote was passed .
" Voted : That the Board of Selectmen be reL, uested to petition
the Legislature for legislation whicn will a_uthori Le the
town to revoke its acceptance of Chapter 635 of the Acts
of 1912 , being an Act relative to tenement houses in torns
so that G . L . Chapter 145 shall not ap )ly to the town but
with permission later to accept said Chapter 145 if the town
should so vote . "
Mr . Wrigntington explained that in order to complete •
the agreement witn the Stuart -Marshall Realty Company it
would be necessary to revoke a part of the Tenement House
net to allow a three- story second- class building to be
built with stores on the first floor . He also thought that
it was well to appoint a committee to revise the Building
Laws at this time .
Article 14 . Under this article on motion of Mr . Theodore
A . Custance it was
" Voted : That a committee of five be appointed by the
Moderator to consider and report upon suggested changes in
the Building By- laws of the Town . "
Article 15 . On motion of Mr . TheodDre Al . Custance it
was unanimously
" Voted : That the selectmen be authorized to purchase from
the Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Company a portion
of the property known as the car barn property located on
Bedford btre .: t , comprising twelve acres of land more or
less with the builuings thereon, or a lesser amount if the
• Selectmen deem it auvisable , for the purpose of housing the
equipment ana supplies of a public works department , and
for the purpose of purchasing this property the sum of
$35 , 030 be appropriated , $ 5 , O3J to be transferred from
Excess and Leficiency Account , and that the Treasurer with
the approval of the Selectmen be authorized to borrow the
sum of $30 , 000 and to issue bonds or notor therefor payable
in accordance with lava "
Under this article Ir . Custance explained that the
Selectmen hau an option on the property of the Middlesex
& Boston Street tiailway Company anu they could purchase the
property that included a buiLuing wherein all of the town
equipment could be centrally located and storea with very
little expense of fixing up the building .
Mr . Ueorge Ross reported that the Appropriation Corn-
mittee approveu this ' expenaiture .
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Article . 16 . On motion of Mr . Theodore A . Custf, nce
it was voted to indefinitely postpone this article .
The meeting aissolved at 9 : 50 P . U .
A true record , Attest :
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(Jlerk .
PERPETUAL CARE
Pursuant to a vote of the inhabitants of the Town
of Lexington in Tdwn Meeting assembled on the second
day of November 1875 , the Town Tre surer hereby
acknowledges the receipt of Five Hundred Dollars ( $500 . )
from the estate of Warren M . Batcheller the interest
of which is to be expended in accordance with said vote
and ammendments thereto , and Chapter 225 of the Acts of
1870 upon lot #35 in the Munroe Cemetery in dressing
and care of said lot , monuments , walks , and avenues
adjacent thereto . at-re, .7-6 . (24A-n,
Dec . 28 , 1929 .
( Lot stands in the name of Brooks T . Batcheller . )
PERPETUAL CARE
Pursuant to a vote of the inhabitants of the Town
of Lexington in Town Meeting assembled on the second
day of November 1875 , the Town Treasurer hereby
acknowledges the receipt of Five Hundred Dollars ( 500 . )
from the estate of Warren M . Batcheller the interest
of which is to be expended in accordance with said vote
and ammendments thereto , and Chapter 225 of -the the Acts of
1870 upon lot #455 in the Munroe Cemetery in dressing
and care of said lot , monuments , walks , and avenues
adjacent thereto .
Dec . 28 , 1929 .
( Lot stands in the name of Henry E . Urann )
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AMENDMENT TO BY - LAW
TOWN MEETING
DECEMBER 16 , 191. 9 .
Article 3 . To see if the Town « ill amend 1.rticle III ,
sec . 5 of the Code of By- laws of 192.2 of the town of
Lexington by striking out all after the first sentence and
inserting in place thereof the following :
" Immediately upon the announcement of the result of the
voting the meeting shall stand adjourned until such time
nd at such place as shall be s t forth by the selectmen
in the warrant for the meeting . "
Lexing tc n , Mans .
December 9 , 1929 .
To the Town Clerk :
I have notified the inhabitants of Lexington by posting
printed copies of the foregoing warrant in the post office ,
in the vestibule of the Town Office Building and in six
other public places in the Town , and by mailing a printed
copy of the same to every registered voter in the town ,
seven lays before the time of said .meeting .
Attest :
James J . Sullivan
Constable of L es,-ing ton .
Article 3 . On motion of Mr . Sydney R . l'iirightington the
following vote was passed unanimously :
" Voted : That Article III , sec . 5 of the Code of By-laws
of 1922 of the Town of Lexington be amended by striking out
all after the first sentence an -' inserting in place thereof
the following :
" Immediately upon the announcement of the result of the voting
the meeting shall stand adjourned until such time and at
such place as shall be set forth by the Selectmen in the
warrant for a meeting . " , so that the said section as & !ended
shall read as follows :
" Section 5 . The annual meeting of the town shall be
called for six o ' clock in the morning and thereafter the
polls shall be open continuously for voting until eight
o ' clock in the evening . Immediately upon the announcement
of the result of the voting the meeting shall stand adjourned
until such time and at such place as shall be set forth by
the Selectmen in the warrant for the meeting . "
Ue : ington , Mass .
January 10 , 19ZO .
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of
Article 3 in the Warrant for TownMeeting held December 16 ,
1929 , and of the Constable ' s return on said Warrant . I also
certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the vote
passed under Article 3 at the Town Meeting held Lecernber 16 ,
1929 as the same appears of record .
Attest :
Helen C . Whittemore
Assistant Town Clerk of
Lexington .
Boston , tha : s .
January 25 , 1930 .
The foregoing amendment to the By- laws is hereby
approved .
Joseph E. \Lamer
Attorney General .
A true copy , Attest :
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