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ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will raise and appro- <br />priate a sum of money for the purchase of a rescue truck <br />and equipment for the Fire Department, or act in any <br />other manner in .relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will raise and appro- <br />priate funds for the payment of pensions to retired mem- <br />bers of the Police and Fire Departments under Chapter 32 <br />of the General Laws, or act in any other manner in <br />relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will appropriate a <br />sum of money for highway maintenance under the <br />authority of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, and deter- <br />mine whether the money shall be provided by the current <br />tax levy or by transfer from available funds, or by any <br />combination of these methods or act in any other manner <br />in relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will appropriate a <br />sum of money for highway construction under the <br />authority of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, and deter- <br />mine whether the money shall be provided by the current <br />tax levy or by transfer from available funds, or by any <br />combination of these methods, or act in any other manner <br />in relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will appropriate a <br />sum or sums of money for Civilian Defense, and deter- <br />mine whether the money shall, be provided by the current <br />tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrow- <br />ing, or.by any combination of these methods, or act in any <br />other manner in relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will authorize the <br />Selectmen to construct concrete, bituminous concrete or <br />other sidewalks where the abutting owner pays one-half <br />of the cost or otherwise; appropriate a sum of money for <br />such construction, and determine whether the money shall <br />be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from <br />available funds, or by any combination of these methods; <br />or act in any other manner in relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will authorize the <br />Selectmen to install curbings at, such locations as they <br />may determine; appropriate a sum of money for such <br />installation, and determine whether the money shall be <br />provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from <br />available funds, or by any combination of these methods; <br />or act in any other manner in relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will raise and appro- <br />priate money for the improvement of lowlands and swamps <br />and the eradication of mosquitoes under Chapter 252 of <br />the General Laws or for the eradication of mosquitoes <br />by the Board of Health of Lexington, or act in any other <br />manner in relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to install <br />drains in such land as the Selectmen may determine in <br />accordance with Chapter 263 of the Acts of 1926, as <br />amended, or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain, <br />purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other <br />interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money <br />for such installation and land acquisition and determine <br />whether the money shall be provided by the current tax <br />levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, <br />or by any combination of these methods; or act in any <br />other manner in relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will appropriate a <br />sum of money for the purchase by or with the approval <br />of the Selectmen of equipment for the Department of <br />Public Works, and determine whether the money shall be <br />provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from <br />available funds, including the Road Machinery Fund, or <br />by any combination of these methods; or act in any other <br />manner in relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote ' to enlarge <br />the scope of the Road Machinery Fund by crediting to <br />said fund an amount based on hourly rental for the use <br />of motorized equipment of the Public Works Department <br />when used on various projects carried on under the direc- <br />tion of said Department or other Town Departments, the <br />amount of said credit not to exceed the amount allowed <br />by the State for the use of similar equipment, or act in <br />any other manner in relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will authorize .the <br />Board of Selectmen to appoint one of its members to the <br />I3oard of Appeals, in accordance with Section 4A of Chap- <br />ter 41 of the General Laws, or act in any other manner <br />in relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to install <br />street lights in such unaccepted streets as the Selectmen <br />may determine prior to the final adjournment of the 1953 <br />Annual Town Meeting, or act in any other manner in <br />relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will provide for an <br />Elementary School Facilities Committee to study' element- <br />ary school building needs and to report on the sufficiency <br />of existing facilities and to have authority to recommend <br />expansion of these facilities and to obtain preliminary <br />plans for such expansion; appropriate money for the ex- <br />penses of the Committee and determine whether the money <br />shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer <br />from available funds, or by any combination of these <br />methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to estab- <br />lish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town <br />way, Wilson Road, from Marrett Road, a distance of <br />approximately 799 feet northerly as laid out by the <br />Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and shown' upon a <br />plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January <br />10, 1952 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise <br />acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land neces- <br />sary therefor; appropriate money for the construction <br />of said road and for land acquisition, and determine <br />whether the money shall be provided by the current tax <br />levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, <br />or by any combination of these methods; or act in any <br />other manner in relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote_ to estate__ <br />lish as a town way, 'and accept the layout of as a town <br />way, Independence Avenue, from Smith Avenue southeast- <br />erly a distance of approximately 584 feet as laid out by <br />the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and shown upon <br />a plan on file in thee office• of the Town Clerk, dated Janu- <br />ary 10, 1952 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise <br />acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land neces- <br />sary therefor; appropriate money for the construction of <br />said avenue, and for land acquisition, and determine <br />whether the money shall be provided by the current tax <br />levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, <br />or by any combination of these methods; or act in any <br />other manner in relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to estab- <br />lish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, <br />Preston Road, from Simonds Road easterly a distance of <br />approximately 1,450 feet to Simonds Road as laid out by <br />the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and shown upon <br />a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated Janu- <br />ary 10, 1952 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise <br />acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land neces- <br />sary therefor; appropriate money for the construction of <br />said road and for land acquisition, and to determine <br />whether the money shall be provided by the current tax <br />levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, <br />or by any combination of these methods; or act in any <br />other manner in relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to establish <br />as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, <br />Hillcrest Street, from Winter Street, a distance of ap- <br />proximately 460 feet easterly as laid out by the Selectmen <br />under the Betterment Act, and shown upon a plan on file <br />in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 10, 1952 <br />and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any <br />fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; <br />appropriate money for the construction of said street and <br />for land acquisition, and determine whether the money <br />shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from <br />available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination <br />of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation <br />thereto. <br />ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to establish <br />as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, <br />Barrymeade Drive from Lincoln Street a distance of ap- <br />proximately 734 feet northerly as laid out by the Select- <br />men under the Betterment Act, and shown upon a plan <br />on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 10, <br />1952 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire <br />any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary <br />therefor; appropriate money for the construction of said <br />drive and for land acquisition, and determine whether the <br />money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by trans- <br />fer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any com- <br />bination of these methods; or act in any other manner in <br />relation thereto. <br />ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to establish <br />as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, <br />