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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1930-04-28-ATM-MIN 363 ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING ING APRIL 28 , 1930 . Owing to a meeting in Estabrook Hall of the Precinct Members of Precinct two to determine a tie vote , the Town Meet i n . was not cal led together until 8 : 15 P . M . by Moderator Robert H . Holt . Art . 1 . Under this article on motion of Mr . Albert H . Burnham it was " Voted : That a Committee of three ( 3 ) of whom the Modntor shall be a member , be appointed to act on behalf of the Town in connection with the lectures provided for :ender the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Suzzanne E . Cary , said Committ ^ e to continue to s ervt; until t v) e next annual Town ;leetinjr . " Committee appointed : Robert H . Holt , Mrs . . Ienry D . Love and Rev . Chris to -cher W . Collier . Art . 3 . Under this article on motion of Mr . Albert H . Burnham the .fol]_ owing vote was passed : "Voted : That John C . Russell and Edward. C . Ma _'wire be elected as Field Drivers . Art . 2 . Under this article Mr . Theodore A . Custance offered the fol owing Committee Report of the Committee on New Town Office Buildin , and asked that the report of the Committee be accepted and the Committee discharged , and the meetin ; so voted : Report of the Special Committee appointed September 22 , 1927 which had " full authority to construct and equip Torn Office Buildin _T as herein • author ; zed within the sums appropriated , said buildin7, to he constructed substantially in accordance with the plans recommended by Sneci_ al Committee reportin - under Article 2 for the Warrant of this meeting . " Your Committee , having completed its task and turned the Buildin _: over to the Town , are plea ^ ed to submit • the follow i_ nr re port and ask that the Committee be dis - charged . CREDITS Mar . 28/27 Appropriation 83 , 500 . 00 Sept . 22/27 Appropriation 500 . 00 Transferred from sale of Rind ; e Property 11 , 000 . 00 Bonds Issued 45 , 000 . 00 Transferred from Sale of old Town Hall 50 , 001 . 00 Received from Isaac -Harris Cary Trustees for Grading 12 , 087 . 50* $122 , 088 . 50 DEBITS Architect ' s Fees 4;6 , 773 . 24 General Contract 76 , 630 . 84 Electrical Contract 3 , 425 . 87 Heating Contract 6 , 262 . 59 Sprinkler System 2 , 555 . 00 Screens ' 458 . 00 Weat ierstrips 276 . 00 Equipment 7 , 040 . 79 Finish , Grading • , Curbing & Planting 18 , 666 . 17:: $ 122 , 088 . 50 364 Q *This was for grading the C iry Memorial --�- grounds as well as the Town Office grounds , and the contribution wits made by the Isaac Harris ' Cary Trustees for this purpose . Respectfully submitted , Theodore A . Custance Albert H . Burnham Edwin B . Worthen George W . Nary Arthur N . M •iddison James G . Robertson Francis Chamberlain Norman C . Hooper Art . 20 . Under this article Mr . Theodore A . Custance offered the following votes : " Voted : That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to cons tbuc t a sewer in Fottler Avenue ' s. distance of approximately 1250 feet . Voted : That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to construct a sewe „ in Bow Street , a distance of approximately 560 feet . Voted : That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to construct a sewer in Theresa Avenue , a distance of approximately 220 feet . Voted : That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to construct a sewer in Cliffe Avenue , a distance of approximately 520 feet . Further Voted : That for the purpose- of constructing securers in said streets , the sum of 20, 000 be approp - riated , saidsum to include 135000 to be appropriated and assessed in the levy of the current year and that the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to sell bonds or notes of the Town in t;be sum of $15 , 000 issued and payable in accordance with law . " 55000 . 00 Tine above votes to construct sewers in Fottler Ave . Bow Street , Theresa Avenue and Cliffe Avenae were pas ed unan imo is ly by the meeting . Mr . Theodore A . Custance then offered the following vote : " Voted : That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to co --_s true t a sewer in Winthrop Road Extension a distance of approximately 250 ' . 1? Under this article , Dr . James J . Walsh stated that he felt it should not be necessary to install a sewer in a road wh i ch at the present time is not a public street and has not any houses built upon it , and discoura; ed any action under this vote . Dr . James J . Walsh then offered a motion to indefinitely postpone t. is part of the article . Tle Moderator declared the motion to indefinitely pos tpone lost . Fifteen people havinn doubted the vote , a rising vote was taken with the result of 81 votes in favor of pos tpon _ _ 1 :T and 49 a. ains t . The Moderator declared the motion to install a rsewer in Winthrop Road inde .finitel , postponed . Mr . Theodore A . Custance then offered the following motion : " Voted : That for the purpose of constricting sewers in said streets , the sum of $20 , 000 be appropriated , said sum to iiclude ; 5 , 000 to be appropriated and assessed in the levy of the current year and that the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to sell bonds or notes of the Town in the sum of $15 , 000 issued and payable in accordance with law . " $5000 . 00 365 Mr. Custance explained that the cost of the extension in Winthrop Road wo 'zld be only $ 750 , and that is why he did not ,educe the annronri_atioe of $20 , 000 , as that would give the Selectmen an opportunity to complete the work and be sure that the estimates will be met . The above vote requ' red two - thirds vote ; the vote of the meetin - wa :, taken with the result of 130 in favor and one i the negative . The motion was therefore declared carried . Arts . ' 1 Fc g2 . Under these articles on motion of Mr . Lheodore A . Custance the following votes were passed unanimously : " Voted : That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to install water mains , not less than six inches in size in the followin:�; unaccepted streets , subject to tie usual guarantee : Valley Road, Freemont Streit and Winthrop Road Extension , and Voted : That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to install water mains , not less than six inches in size in the following accented streets : Walnut Street and Allen Street , and Further Voted : That for the nureos e of installing water mains in the streets mentioned in Articles 21 and 22 the sum of ` 30 , 000 be appropriated for Water Construction Account and that for thepIrpo .�se n ti,, o '.. zis -Un:-- tee money , the Town Treasurer be and hereby is authorized to sell uncle - the direction of and with the approval of the Selectmen, bonds or notes of the Town , issued and payable as provided by law . " Art . 24 . Under this article , Mr . Theodore A . Custance offered the following; motion : Voted : That the Town accept the layout as a town wad, of an extens i _ n of Clarke Street as laid out by 1 the Board of Selectmen under the Betterment Act , and shown on plan on file in the Town Clerk ' s Office , and for the purpose of constructing said street the sum of. S3 , 500 . be appropriated and assessed . " Under this article Mr . Edward Wood stated that he felt according to the description of his deed that some of his land was to be taken for hi •hwaypurposes . Mr . Hollis '.t;ebster also asked for someinformationon the ques tion as to whet ler the land wan properly measured . - Mr . Willard C . Hill stated that ; . e felt no injustice should be done to Mr . Wood in takinir his The Town Engineer reoorted that he did notbe-1 leve • the Town was takinrr any of Mr . Wood ' s land ; that they were going up to the boundary of his property . Mr . James Stuart Smith then offered a motion that the Mod e Bator appoint a Committee of five citizens to re000rt on this matter at a subsequent meetin T , and the meeting so voted . Committee Appointed : Willard C . Hill , James Stuart Smith , Hazen W. Hamlin, Eugene G . Kraetzer, and J . Henry Duffy . Art . 25 . Under this article on motion of Mr . Theodore A . Custance , the foil owing vote was passed : " Voted : That the Town accept the layout as a town way of a portion of Fottler Avenue , all as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act and as shown on plan on file in the Town Clerk ' s Office dated Aucyis t 22 , l929 Under this article Mr. Custince stated that if the meeting would waive the reading of the layout of the str et , he would have it included in the record of the meeting . The Town Counsel agreed that it was not necessary to road tine description of the various street takings , and it was therefore decided to waive the reads _ { of the descriptions . 366 zsg) CO,rZ:. . OUWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex , ss Lexington , Mass . Sept . 10 , 1929 Town of Lexington , Selectmen ' s Room . At a meeting of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Lexington , after having given due written notice of tree intention of said Board , as required by law , to lay out as a town way the way known as Pottier Avenue from Cliffe Avenue westerly about 605 feet all as hereinafter more fully appears , and after public hearin ; thereon held this day , and no o '-' ,i ecti_ oizs ha vins been made ; Now , a _ion considel' ation of the matter , it is ORDE77D : That this Board of Selectmen is of the opinion that public necessity and convenience require that said Fottler Avenue he laidout and established as a public town way , and that the same hereby is laid out and established as a public town way respectively , as follows : The northerly line of Fottler Aven ie be[ in s at a point in the westerly line of Cliffe Avenue , thence north 690 17 ' 58 " west distant about 133 feet to a point of curvature , thence bearing to the left with a curve of 235 . 76 feet radius distant 94 . 64 feet to a point of tangency , thence soith 87 ° 42 ' 02 " west distant 239 . 05 feet to a point of curvature , thence bearing to the left with a curve of 257 . 94 feet radius distant 93 . 64 feet to a point of tangency , t; _ence south 66° 54 ' 02 " west distant 60 . 00 Feet . The southerly line of Fottler Avenue begins at a point in the westerly line of Cliffe Avenue , thence north 69 ° 17 ' 58 " west distant about 133 feet to a point of curvature , thence bearing to the left with a curve of 195 . 76 feet radius distant 78 . 58 feet to a point of tangency , th enc e south 87 ° 42 ' 02 " west distant 239 . 05 feet to a point of curvature , then( e bearing to the left with a curve of 217 . 94 feet radius distant 79 . 12 feet to a point of tangency , thence south. 66 ° 54 ' 02 " west distant 60 . 00 feet to a point , said point being south 23° 05 ' 58 " east distant 40 . 00 feet 'roan the terminus of the above described norther ] y line . The above described lines are parallel with and distant 40 . 00 feet from e: cls other . Said Fottler Avenue is hereby laid out and establisbud as shown on a plan entitled , " Plan of Pottier Avenue , Lexington , Mass . , Scale 1 inch - 40 feet , August 22 , 1929 , Jean T . Cosy:rove , Town Engineer , " which plan is on file in the Town Clerk ' s Office in said Lexington and a copy of whichwill be recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds with a copy of this order . And said Board having considered the question of damages sustained by the owners of lands across and th .rourrh which said ways have been laid out and established as afo , ' esaid , hereby determines that no damages are sustained and no damages a "e awarded , and said Board hereby declares that all acts herein are done umien the provisions of law authorizing the 367 assessment of betterments . Theodore A . Cus t .In c e Clarence Shannon Board. Hallie C . Blake of Francis Chamberlain Selectmen Art . 26 . On motion of Mr . Theodore A . Custance it ;Jas " Voted : That the Town accept the layout as a town wa:' of a portion of Taft Avenue from Baker Aven .ie to Ellis 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 dated January 21 , 1930 . " COMMONWEALTH OF MAS " ACHUSEl'T `.: ::iddlesex , ss . Lexington, Mss . , February 11 , 1930 . Town of Lexington , Selectmen ' s Room . At a meeting of the Board of Selectmen of ti-le Town of Lexington , after havin..r given written notice of the intention of said Board , as required by law , to lay out as a town way Taft Avenue from Baker Avenue to Ellis Street six hundred ninety feet ( 600 ) more or less , all as hereinafter more fully appears , and after public hearing thereon held on the ll th day of February , 1930 and no objections laving,: been made ; Now u :?on consideration of the matter it is ORDERFD : That the Board of Selectmen is of the opinion that piblic necessity and convenience require tLat said Taft Avenue be laid out and established as a public town way , and the same hereby is laid oat and established as a public town way respectively as follows : The southerly line of Taft Avenue begins at its junction with the westerly line of Baker Avenue , said junction beim northerly of and distant 130 . 00 feet from the northerly line of Oak Street , and thence north 440 30 ' west distant 694 . 00 feet to its junction with the westerly line of Ellis Street . The northerly line of Taft Avenue begins at a point opposite the junction of the westerly line of Baker Avenue withthe southerly line of Taft Avenue , thence north 44° 30 ' west distant.: 686 . 00 feet . The above described lines are parallel with and distant 40 . 00 feet from each other . The above description is intended to conform to the plan of said street entitled , " Plan of Taft Avenue , Lexington , Mass . , Scale 1 inch - 40 feet , January 21 , 1930 J oin T . Cosgrove , Town Enrineer " , which plan is on file in the Town Clerk ' s Office in said Lexington and a copy of which will be recorded with Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with a copy of to is order . And said Board having considered the que - tion of d amages sir tai - ed by the owner. s of lands across and through which said ways have been laid out and established as aforesaid , hereby determines that no damages are sustained and no damaes are awarded , and said Board hereby d eclares that all acts done herein are done under the 363 men provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments . Theodore A . Custance Board Clarence Shannon of • Francis Chamberlain Selectmen Art . 27 . On motion of Mr . Theodope A . Custance this article was indefinitely nostp -- ned . Art . 28 . On motion of Te.r . Theodore . Custance the foil owinp' vote w , , nas �- ed : " Voted : That the Town accept tie layout as a town way- of Bertwell Road from tJ or un -Arcot Lo luller Road all as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act , and as shown on nlhn on file - n the Town Clerk ' s Office , COM' ONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex , s s . Lexington, Mass . , February 11 , 1930 . Town of Lexington , Selectmen ' s Office . At a meeting of the 3oard of Selectmen off' the Town of Lexington , after having given written notice of the intention of said Boar '' as required by law , to lay out as a town way Bertwell Road from North Hancock Street to Fuller Road nine hunt: red fifty ty ( 850 ) feet more or less , all as hereinafter more fully appears , and after public hearing thereon held on the lith day of February , 1930 and no objections having be en made ; Now upon consideration of the matter , it is ORDERED : That the Board of Selectmen is of the opinion that public necessity and convenience req lire that said Bertwell Road be laid out and established • as a public town way , and the same hereby is laid out and established as a public town way respectivel�� as follows : . The westerly line of Bertwell Roar, begins at a stone bound marking the westerly end of a curve of 277 . 34 feet radius in the northerly line of North Hancock Street , thence bearing to ti , e left with a curve of. 28 . 98 feet rad. ias distant 39 . 74 of tanrency , thence north 23 ° 38 ' � 40 " east feet to a point � distant 52 . 63 feet to a stone bound marking a noi -rt of curvature , thence bearing to the left with a curve of 384 . 88 feet radius distant 171 . 59 fent to a stone bound marking a point of t anrJency , thence north 10 54 west distant 719 . 69 feet . The easterly line of Bertwell Road begins at a point in the northerly line of North Hancock Street , thence bearing to the right with a curve of 11 . 30 feet radius distant 24 . 49 feet to a stone bound marking a point of tan; yen cy , thence north 23° 38 ' 40 " east distant 36 . 10 feet to a stone boand marking ure , thence bearing to the left with a curve °oft434 . 88of rfee radius distant 193 . 88 feetet point of tangency , thence no �th loo stnbound marking a feet . 4 ' west distant 719 . 69 The above described lines are parallel with and distant 50 . 00 feet from each other with the exception of the c .lrved intersections at North Hancock Street . 369 The above description is intended to conform to the nl !cn of said stre :mt entitled, " Plan of Bertwell Road , Lexin, _, ton , Mass . , Scale 1 inch - 40 feet May 22 , 1929 , John T . Cosgrove , Totm Engineer , " said. plan being divided into two lengths o ,.i sheets numbered 1 and 2 , which plan is on file in the Town Clerk ' s Office in said Lexington and a copy of which will be recorded with Middles ex South District Registry of 'Needs with a copy of this orders . And said Board having considered the question of damares sustained by the owners of lands across and through which saidways have been laid out and es tabl i. she- d as afo inesaid, hereby determines that no damages are sustained and no darn. ~ es a » e awarded , and said Board herein declares that all acts done herein are done under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments . Theodore A . Custance Board Clarence Shannon of Francis Chamberlain Selectmen Art . 29 . Under t= - s article on motion of. Mr . Theodore A . Custance , it was unanimous1 " Voted : That for the purpose of constructing Pottier Avenue , Taft Avenue , and Bertwell Road all as laid out and accepted under Articles 25 , 26 , and 28 the sum of 0. 6 , 250 be appropriated and assessed . " Art . 30 . On motion of Mr . Hallie C . Blake it was " Voted : That the sum of. $2 , 000 he annrooriated and assessed to equip and repair the East Lexington Fire Station Building . Art . 38 . Under this article .._]' . Ldgar F . Scheibe offered the .followin i mo t i n : " Voted : That the Town , on the petition signed b7 Geore W . Sarano and others , being the owners of fifty per cent in valuation of the property designa '.�. ed or accep i ed by the 7lanning Board as affected by `..he proposed amendment , and on '-.he recommendation of the Planning Board. thereon , after public hearin :;s as provided in sec . 17 of the Zoning By- law , due no ! ice hereof havin.J been r7iven in the warrant of this meeting and no objections thereto in writin =g^ having been filed with the town clerk prior to the day named in the Warrant for the Town Meeting at which such proposed repeal or modification was acted upon , amend the Lexington Zoning By- law and. Zoning map by chap,, ing from a C - 1 district to an R- 1 district a port ion of the territory described in paragraph 28 of sec . 3 so that said paragraph shall read as follows: " At the junction of Marrett Road , formerly School Street , Lincoln and School Streets , commonly known as "The Five Forks " , a business district on1 both sides of Marrett Road extending southerly for a distance of 200 feet from the :raos t southerly line of Lincoln Street and of a depth of 100 feet frit m the adjacent street line in each instance . " ( By statute 1929 , Chapter 39 this must be adopted by a two - thirds vote . ) Mr . Frederick L . Emery , Chairman of the Plannin r Board then read the following report of the Planning Board to the Board of Selectmen dated. February 13 , 1930 . The Selectmen , Town Offices Lexington , Mass . Gentlemen : On or about May 15th , 1929 , the Planning Board 370fel) • a. received from you petition of George W. Sarano and others , asking that certain areas at the inter- sections of Marrett Road , Lincoln Street and School Street , commonly known as "The Five Forks" , be chan ed from C . 1 or Business Districts , as they are now zoned , to R . l or Residential Districts . Following receipt of this petition , the Planning Board held a hearing in the Selectmen ' s room on the evening of October 7th , 1929 , notice of which was duly published under our Zoning Law in the Lexington Times and notices of which were also sent b ; registered mail to all individual property owners owning property in that locality . The hearing was well attended . The owners of the major part of the territory , the status of which the petition asked to have chan - 4, appeared to favor the proposed change ; the only opposition came from two out - of- town attorneys , one of whom represented the owners of the triangular piece o property between School Street and Marrett Road, and the other of w om held a small mortgage on that property . A very small area only near the tip of the triangle would be affected by the proposed change , andthis small Portion that would he so affected is behind and virtually controlled by the tip portion itself, which is owned by one of the petitioners who advocated the change . The petition in effect asked thai:, the business areas provided unr' er our present Zoning Law on both sides of Marrett Road and School Street north of Lirmin Street , and on both sides of Lincoln Street , save the depth fronta : es of the existing bus ' ness section on Marrett Road at the south of Lincoln Street , he restored to R . 1 or Residential areas . After a full he .'ring, and a very full subsequent • consideration of the petition following the hearing , . the Planning Board unanimously recommends that the Zoning Law be amended in accordance with the article relating thereto in the warrant for the Town Meeting . When the original Zoning Law was adopted in the town , it was considered good practice to provide business districts beyo4d intinediate needs andsuch as would reasonably provide for future development of the town . Since then , it has , come to be considered the better practice not to provide busAness districts to accommodate develop - ment s many years in advance of present requirements , and , since there is no immediate regi.irement for a business area or district in the vicinity of. " The Five Forks " in excess of what is provided for on both sides of MarrE tt Roadsouth of L ' noln Street , and since the owners of the major part of the property , the `status of which it is desired to change , favor the proposed change , the Planning Board feels that the restoration of such areas to residential districts had best be made , to preserve the status of residential districts as long as possible . Our experienine in Lexington , as well as the experience of other towns , shows that where the business districts are mor extensive than really requi 'ed, the tendency is for scattered building of stores at different points in the entire area , instead of compact • • building within a smaller area . Scattered location of • i „ • 371 stores does not make for property valuation thereof as b' isiness properties , and at the same time causes substantial depreciation of the residential properties between , with the result that neither the owners of the business properties , nor theowners of the residential properties , are as well off as if the business ar: as were more restricted , and the business building more compact . While it probably would not he wise to undertake any wholesale readjustment of business areas as at present l ' tid down by the Zon tig Law, whenever the owners of properties now zoned for business petition for restoration of such properties to res irk ent ial districts , such petitions shoa.ld , jn the opinion of the Planning Board , be given serious consideration . It should be said in behalf of the signers of the present petitionthat they c? esa. red this proposed change to be considered at the time the recent extensive amendments to the Zoning Law were made , but at the request of the Planning Board they generously consented to defer filing their petition until Step the major amendments had been considered by the Town , in order to avoid complications that might otherwise have developed . Respectfully submitted , F . L . Emery Chairman . Mr . Th ery then went on to explain that a hearing had been held on the petition signed by residents of the vicinity of Five Forks , asking for a change in the Zoning Law . The hearing had been well attended , and there was no objection except from an out of. Town attorney and from a man who held a mortgage on the property of Innis & McLe ihon. Mr . Emery felt that it was the intention of the owners of that property to apply for a filling station to be located on the corner of their property , and the Planning Boav^ri were of the opinion that ] t was not a proper location inasmuch as the tip end of the land was controlled by one of the petitioners for a change in the Zoning Law . Mr . Francis Burke stated that he felt it was unfair to Innis & Mctennon, owners of the property known as Marrett Gardens , in which development they havee sixty - •• fvacant lots , to impose a restriction upon their property b:r removing the business zone , inasmuch as when they purchased this p'operty , they 'urchased it in good faith and. " did not know of any petition having been filed with the Planning Board for a change in the Zoning Law . They felt that any piece of property developed for house lots needed a business location reserved for stores , and realizing how hard it w _Zs to secure a o ece of property placed in the business district , he felt that this property should not be changed. Remarks were made by Dr . James J . Walsh , Robert J . Fawcett , Edgar F . Scheibe , Arthur F . Hutchinson and Patrick Flynn against the proposition of changing the Zoning Law . • Remarks were made by Mr . and Mrs . George W . Sarano and Edgar F . Scheibe in ravor of the petition . Remarks wen () also made by Eugene T . Buckley and Lawrence G . Mitchell . A two-thirds vote being necessary, a rising vote w 'is taken with the r 4sult of fifty- eight in favor of amending the Zoning Law, and eighty against , and the motion was declared lost . 372 _: Cleo Art . 35 . On motion of Mr . Theodore h . Custance I-he following vote was passed unanimously Voted : That the sum of v10 , 000 be appropriatedand\ assessedto equip andrepair the Public. 1i4orks Department build.inp; located on Bedford Ltreet . Art . 37 . On motion of Mr . Theodore n . Custance the following vote was passed unanimously Voted : That the town purchase from Roibins Smith , inc . for street purposes the following parcels of land. : PARCEL A , bounded as follows : Southerl, v by Pollen 11oad 29 . 14 feet ; Westerly by land of grantor 88 . 27 .feet ; Northerly by land of grantor 30 . 91 feet ; Easterly by land of grantor 68 . 12 feet ; containing 1590 square feet , all as shown on plan entitled " Plan of Part of omith Avenue , Lexington , Mass . , bca_le 1 inch equals 20 feet , June lc , 1927 , John I . Cosgrove , sown Engineer " ; PARCEL B, bounded as follows : Southerly by Pollen ttoad 52 . 75 feet ; Westerly by landof grantor 109 . 74 feet ; Easterly by landof grantor 111 . 52 feet ; containing 1526 square feet , all as shown on plan entitled. " Plan of Part of Smith Avenue , Lexington , Mass . , June 16 , 1927 , Scale 1 inch equals 20 feet , John 1 . Cosgrove , Town Engineer " in consideration of the payment to Hohbins c. Smith Inc . of the sum of six hundred seventeen andfifteen one -hundredtl-hs dollars ( 617 . 15 ) FURTHER VOTED : That the sum of six hundred seventeen and fifteen one -hundredths dollars ( ,, 617 . 15 ) be appropri at.ed. and assessed for the purpose of the said purchase of land from Robbins & Smith Inc . Mr . Theodore n . Custance offered a motion to indefinitely postpone all articles not acted upon , inasmuch as it was explained to the meeting that no action on construction work could be started until five days after the final adjournment of the Town Meeting . T'fle meeting therefor voted to indefinitdly postpone all articles , the Town Counsel having presented an opinion that he saw no reason why this could not be done . The meeting dissolved at 10 : 03 P . Y . A true cop; of the record , attest; Town Clerk .