TOWN WARRANT
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<br /> Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss.
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<br /> To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said
<br /> County, Greeting:
<br /> In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of
<br /> the Town of Lexington, qualified to vote in elections and in Town Affairs, to meet in their respective
<br /> voting places in said Town.
<br /> I PRECINCT ONE, ADAMS SCHOOL; PRECINCT TWO, THREE AND FOUR, CARY MEMORIAL
<br /> BUILDING, on Monday the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1947, at 1:00 o'clock P.M., then and there
<br /> to act on the following articles:
<br /> Article 1. To choose by,ballot the following Town by a transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account, or
<br /> Officers: act in any other manner in relation thereto.
<br /> One Selectman to fill the unexpired term ending March, Article 6. To she if the Town will vote to authorize
<br /> 1948; the Board of Selectmen to convey to Robert L.Ryder, et al,
<br /> ' Trustees of the Lexington Estates Trust a 50 foot right
<br /> One Member of the Planning Board to fill the unexpired of way across property taken from the said Ryder by emi-
<br /> term ending March, 1949; nent domain for school purposes; and to accept a deed
<br /> One Town Meeting Member in Precinct One to fill the un- from said Ryder for approximately 3 acres of land adjoining
<br /> expired term ending March, 1949; said property, and to execute an agreement for and in
<br /> behalf of the Town to construct, at the expense of the
<br /> One Town Meeting Member in Precinct Three to fill the Town, a road from Waltham Street across part of the said
<br /> unexpired term ending March, 1949; •land taken from the said Ryder by eminent domain to
<br /> One Town Meeting Member in Precinct Three to fill the property now owned by the said Ryder and to appropriate
<br /> • unexpired term ending March, 1950; an additional sum to be used in conjunction with money
<br /> already appropriated for settlement of damages arising
<br /> One Town Meeting Member in Precinct Four to fill the un- out of the taking by eminent domain for school purposes
<br /> expired term ending March, 1949. of approximately 15.57 acres as authorized by vote of the
<br /> The polls will be open at 1:00 P. M. and will remain Town on April 1, 1946, and to provide for the payment
<br /> open until 8:00 P. M. therefor by a transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Ac-
<br /> count, or by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town, or act
<br /> You are also to notify the inhabitants aforesaid to in any other manner in relation thereto.
<br /> meet in Cary Memorial Hall in said Town on Monday, the Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate
<br /> twenty-ninth day of September, 1947, at 8:00 P. M., at a sum of money for a new billing machine and to provide
<br /> ( which time and place the following articles are to be acted for payment therefor by a transfer from the Excess and
<br /> upon and determined exclusively by the Town Meeting Deficiency Account.
<br /> Members in accordance with Chapter 215 of the Acts of Article 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Se-
<br /> eighte929 and subject Chapter.o tre referendum provided for by Section lectmen to appoint a director of Veterans' Services, under
<br /> of said pp
<br /> Article 2. To receive the reports of any Board of Chapter 599 of the Acts of 1946.
<br /> Town Officers 'or of any Committee of the Town and to Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate
<br /> appoint other Committees. a sum of money for personal services and expenses of a
<br /> Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to establish director of Veterans' Services, and to provide for the pay-
<br /> as a town way or accept the layout of as a town way, ment therefor by a transfer from the Excess and Defi
<br /> Rhodes Street, from Massachusetts Avenue easterly to ciency Account, or act in any other manner in relation
<br /> Lockwood Road a distance of approximately 264 feet, as thereto.
<br /> laid out by the Selectmen, under the betterment Act, and Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate
<br /> shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, an additional sum to be used in conjunction with money
<br /> dated August 20, 1947, and to acquire by purchase or take already appropriated for construction of streets established
<br /> by eminent domain,any easement or other interest in land as town ways by vote of the Town on March 31, 1947 and
<br /> necessary therefor, and to provide payment for the con- to provide for the payment therefor by transfer from
<br /> struction of said street,by transfer from available funds available funds or by the issue of bonds or notes of the
<br /> or by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town, or act in Town, or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
<br /> any other manner in relation thereto. Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate
<br /> Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to establish an additional sum to be used in conjunction with money
<br /> as a town way or accept the layout of as a town way, already appropriated for installation of sewer mains in
<br /> Winter Street, from a point approximately 400 feet north- such accepted or unaccepted streets as may be applied for
<br /> easterly of Bedford Street thence northeasterly a distance during the year 1947, authorized by vote of the Town on
<br /> of approximately 2380 feet, as laid out by the Selectmen, March 24, 1947, and to provide for the payment therefor
<br /> under the Betterment Act, and shown upon a plan on file by transfer from available funds or by the issue of bonds
<br /> in the office of the Town Clerk, dated August 20, 1947, and or notes of the Town, or act in any other manner in re-
<br /> to acquire by purchase or take by eminent domain any lation thereto.
<br /> easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, and Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate
<br /> to provide payment for the construction of said street by a sum of money for Aid to Dependent Children—Aid and
<br /> transfer from available funds or by the issue of bonds or Expenses, for the balance of the year 1947, and to provide
<br /> J notes of the Town, or act in any other manner in rela- for the payment therefor by transfer from the Excess.
<br /> tion thereto, and Deficiency Account, or act in any other manner in
<br /> Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate relation thereto.
<br /> an additional sum to be used in conjunction with money Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate
<br /> already appropriated for settlement of damages arising a sum of money for Public Welfare—Aid and Expenses,
<br /> out of the taking by eminent domain for school purposes for the balance of the year 1947, and to provide for the
<br /> of approximately one and one-third acres of land belonging payment therefor by transfer from the ExceAs and Defi-
<br /> to Warren E. Russell as authorized by vote of the Town ciency Account, or act in any other manner in relation
<br /> on April 1, 1946 and to provide for the payment therefor thereto.
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