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<br />be printed and ready for distribution seven days at least before the
<br />meeting at which appropriations are to be made, or act in any man-
<br />ner relating thereto.
<br />This article was favored by Messrs. Alderman, Jan-
<br />vrin, Cooke, and Scott, and it was
<br />Voted, That the Moderator appoint a Committee of
<br />five in addition to those named in the article as mem-
<br />bers by virtue of their official positions ; that said
<br />Committee be requested to report in print when prac-
<br />ticable, and that the members serve without pay ; and
<br />the- Moderator appointed as members ex-officiis Web-
<br />ster Smith, Joseph F. Simonds, Alfred Pierce, and
<br />Edwin J. B. Nourse, and as the other members of the
<br />Committee, Dr. N. H. Merriam, L. E. Bennink, E. A.
<br />Shaw, Abram B. Smith, and Nelson W. Jenney.
<br />ART. 22. To see if the town will defer making all appropria-
<br />tions for the ensuing year until an adjourned meeting to be holden
<br />on the evening of the first Monday in April, or act in any manner
<br />relating thereto.
<br />On motion of Mr. Franklin Alderman, it was
<br />Voted, That the town defer making appropriations
<br />for the ensuing year until an adjourned meeting, to
<br />be holden on the evening of the first Monday of April
<br />next at 7 o'clock.
<br />ART. 23. To see if the town will appoint a Committee to inves-
<br />tigate and report to the next town meeting, or the adjournment of
<br />this meeting if adjourned, the needs of the town with regard to
<br />street lighting for the ensuing year; what streets have public need
<br />of lighting, and where shall the limit of street lighting be drawn, or
<br />act in any manner relative thereto.
<br />On motion of Mr. Alderman, it was
<br />Voted, That the article be adopted, and that the
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<br />Moderator appoint said Committee ; and the Moder-
<br />ator appointed Franklin Alderman, A. E. Scott, Dr. J.
<br />O. Tilton, Charles M. Parker, and Francis E. Ballard.
<br />ART. 24. To see if the town will lay a pipe drain across Waltham
<br />Street, at its junction with Main Street, and appropriate money for
<br />the same.
<br />This article was favored by Dr. Howland Holmes,
<br />and after some discussion, on motion of Mr. A. E.
<br />Scott, it was
<br />Voted, That a committee of three be appointed, by
<br />the Moderator to consider the matter and report to
<br />the next town meeting ; and Hammon Reed, Dr.
<br />Howland Holmes, and George F. Mead were ap-
<br />pointed as such Committee.
<br />ART. 25. To see if the town will vote to fence the Town Hall
<br />lot on the north side, and appropriate money therefor.
<br />On motion of Mr. F. F. Raymond, it was
<br />Voted, That the Selectmen be empowered to fence
<br />the lot on the north side of Town Hall building.
<br />ART. 26. To hear the report of the Selectmen on the laying out
<br />of Mount Vernon Street, from Eustis Street to Main Street, on the
<br />petition of the Lexington Land Company, and act thereon.
<br />The Selectmen presented the following report : —
<br />The Selectmen recommend the laying out and constructing of a
<br />street forty feet wide from the junction of Mount Vernon and Eustis
<br />Streets to Main Street near the old Munroe Tavern, as per plan on
<br />file at Registry of Deeds, and that the sum of one hundred and fifty
<br />dollars be appropriated to grade the same.
<br />(Signed) WEBSTER SMITH,
<br />GEORGE E. MUZZEY,
<br />Selectmen of Lexington.
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