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9 ART. 5. To see if the town will accept "An Act to provide for the addition of a portion of the town of Lexington to the Met- ropolitan Sewerage System, being Chapter 520 of the Acts of 1897. On motion of L. A. Saville it was Voted, That Articles 4 and 5 be taken up together. Mr. George O. Whiting asked that Mr. Woodfall, one of the engineers who laid out the work and made the surveys for the committee and who was present at the meeting, might be allowed to answer any questions or make any suggestions in regard to the sewerage report, which permission was granted. Dr. J. O. Tilton, chairman of the committee on sewerage, stated that Mr. M. H. Merriam, a member of the committee who had lately died, had devoted a great deal of time and thought to the question, and he regretted that we could not have had his report of the investigations which had been made by the committee. The Dr. made a brief statement of the work done and of the different systems considered by the committee and hoped the citizens would consider the matter carefully, and said that if we ever desire to enter the Metropolitan System we must do it now, as this was our only chance ; and moved the town accept the acts of the legislature as presented in Articles 4 and 5 of the warrant. ART. 4. Voted, That the town accept "An Act to author- ize the town of Lexington to construct a system of sewer- age," being Chapter 504 of the Acts of 1897. (Vote unan- imous.) ART. 5. Voted, That the town accept "An Act to provide for the addition of a portion of the town of Lexington to the Metropolitan Sewerage System," being Chapter 520 of the Acts of 1897. (Vote unanimous.) 10 ART. 6. To see if the town will elect a board of three com- missioners to be called "The Board of Sewer Commissioners of the Town of Lexington," one to hold office for one year, one for two years and one for three years, respectively, from the date of the next annual town meeting, as provided in Section 2 of Chap- ter 504 of the Acts of 1897, or act in any manner relating thereto. On motion of Mr. Geo. W. Sampson, by vote of 53 to 29 it was Voted, To postpone the election of sewer commissioners until the annual town meeting, and that they be elected by ballot at that meeting. ART. 7. To see if the town will accept the provisions of "An Act to provide for the further protection of trees and for the prevention of fires in woodlands," being Chapter 254 of the Acts of 1897. On motion of Mr. A. S. Parsons it was Voted, That the town accept Chapter 254 of the Acts of 1897, entitled "An Act to provide for the further protection of trees and for the prevention of fires in woodlands." ART. 8. To see if the town will vote to elect at the next an- nual election of town officers, a tree warden to serve for one year under Chapter 190 of the Acts of 1896. The town having accepted under Art. 7, this article was passed over. Meeting declared dissolved. A true copy. Attest : LEONARD A. SAVILLE, Town Clerk.