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I$ ART. 3. To see if the town will vote to elect its Assessors and Overseers of the Poor, or either of those boards, in the manner authorized by Section 335 of the Election Act of 1895, (Chapter 548 of the Acts of 1898). ART. 4. To see if the town will rescind any vote or votes hereto- fore passed relative to the election of officers of Highway Surveyors, and provide for the election of one or more Road Commissioners, to that end adopting the provisions of Section 337 of said Election Act, or making any other suitable provisions therefor. These articles were taken up on motion of Mr. G. W. Sampson, who moved their indefinite postponement, and the town so voted. ART. 5. To see if the 'Town will refund the taxes collected from the trustee of the Estate of Chandler R. Richardson, assessed on property given by the will of said Richardson, to establish or support an Industrial School for the town --abate the taxes hereafter assessed on said property—petition the Legislature for authority so to do, or act in any manner relating thereto. This article was taken up on motion of Mr. A. E. Scott, who ex- plained the nature of the bequest of Mr. C. R. Richardson, and the present condition of the property and read from past Town Reports the views of different boards of School Committees in regard to manual training, and said that if the taxes on the property were abated, the income could be devoted to the purpose intended. Mr. E. A. Bayley criticised Mr. Scott's remarks and opposed the refunding and abatement of the taxes. A motion of Mr. H. W. Lewis to indefinitely postpone the matter was opposed by Rev. C. F. Carter and defeated. 16 On motion of Mr. A. E. Scott, it was Voted, That the Town petition the Legislature for an act substan- tially as follows : The Town of Lexington may by vote at any meeting called for the purpose exempt from taxation any or all property held by the trustee under the will of Chandler R. Richardson for the purpose of estab- fishing an industrial school or manual training department in connec- tion with the Hancock School in said Lexington, abate any tax that may be assessed thereon, or refund to said trustee the amount of the taxes thereon already paid by him. ART. 6. To hear the report of the Committee appointed "to in- vestigate and consider all matters with reference to the erection of a new High School Building, of sufficient size to accommodate the high school grades alone, or the high school grades together with some of the upper grades of the two grammar schools," and to act in any manner relating thereto. Mr. E. A. Bayley for the Committee on the new High School Building, read the following report. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON A NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING. To the Town of Lexington : Your committee appointed under the vote of the Town at the ad- journed meeting held April 3rd, 1899, "to investigate and consider all matters with reference to the erection of a new High School Building of sufficient size to accommodate the high school grades alone, or the high school grades together with some of the upper grades from the two grammar schools," have completed their duries and beg to submit the following report.