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LEXINGTON TOWN RECORDS, Fon. mnE YEAR 1887-88. WARRANT FOR A TOWN MEETING, MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1887. To Walter Wellington, Constable of Lexington,— Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, to assemble at the Town Hall, on Monday, the seventh day of March, A.D. 1887, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the following articles, viz: ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator. ARm. 2. To hear the report of any Committee that may be ready to report, and act thereon. ART. 3. To choose Town Officers for the ensu- ing year, including one School Committee -man for the term of three years; also, one for the term of one year, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Benj. F. Brown. ART. 4. To choose one Committee -man for the 6 term of three years, and one Committee -man for two years, to fill vacancies in the Cemetery Committee. ART. 5. To provide for the support of the Poor the ensuing year, and to grant money for the same. ART. 6. To provide for the support of the High- ways, the ensuing year, and to grant money for the same. ART. 7. To provide for the support of the Public Schools, the ensuing year, including their several grades, and grant money for the same. ART. 8. To provide for the support of the Fire Department, the ensuing year, and to grant money for the same. ART. 9. To provide for the support of the Street Lamps, the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. ART. 10. To see if the Town will accept the list of Jurors presented by the Selectmen. ART. 11. To see if the Town will vote for or against granting licenses for the sale of Intoxicating Liquors, in answer to the following question: "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liq- uors in this Town?" The vote on the above question shall be by ballot, "Yes or No," and the check list shall be used, as provided by Section 5, chap. 100, of the Public Statutes. ART. 12. To see if the Town will make the ap- propriations for Town expenses the ensuing year as submitted by the Selectmen, or act in any manner relating thereto. ART. 13. To see what measures the Town will