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25 list, at their own request, and on motion of Mr. Geo. D. Harritjton it was Voted, That the list be accepted. Under Article 5, the following persons were elected field drivers : Charles E. Wheeler, Albem S. Chetfield and Clarence H. Cutler. Voted, To adjourn at 10.15. Adjourned to April 7th, 1902. ADJOURNED MEETING APRIL 7th. Meeting called to order by Moderator at 7.30 o'clock. ART- 27. Mr. E. A. Bayley moved to take up Article 27, which had been postponed to this meeting, and spoke in favor of the motion. Mr. C. S. Ryan spoke against the motion, and moved in- definite postponement. Remarks were made upon the legality of the proposed action by Messrs. Sampson and Clapp. Mr. Bayley asked for the ruling of the chair and the chair held that action could be taken at this meeting. The motion of Mr. Ryan was then put and lost, and the original motion of Mr. Bayley was then put and carried. ART. 23. Rev. C. A. Staples made. the following motion which was carried. Resolved, That the town gratefully accept the bequest contained in the will of the late Joseph Van Ness, of a certain piece of land at the junction of Pleasant and Watertown streets for public use, as a park or pleasure ground, and that it be held perpetually for that object, the same to be known as Bowman Park. Mr. Staples also offered the following motion : Resolved, That the thanks of the citizens of Lexington in town meeting assembled, April 4th, 1902, be conveyed to Mrs. Sarah 26 Bowman Van Ness, representing the decendants of Samuel Bowman, for the artistic and beautiful portrait of their ancestor, which they have presented to the town, the place of his birth. The same is grate- fully accepted, and ordered to be hung in the Cary Library. The chair was of the opinion that this motion could not be acted upon, there being no article in the warrant calling for such action, but was willing to put the motion, the motion was put and un- animously carried. Mr. Cornelius Wellington moved that a com- mittee be appointed to have charge of Bowman Park. Mr. Clapp said the motion was out of order, and the chair so ruled. Aur. 26. Mr. G. W. Taylor in behalf of the Selectmen offered the following recommendation. The Selectmen recommend the accep- tance of an extension of Merriam street from its present terminus as accepted by the town, across the estate of Francis B. Hayes to Adams street, when laid out to the satisfaction of the Selectmen, and satis- factory deed made to the town. Also a street connecting with the street called Grant street, at present not accepted by the town, on a plan of lots of David W. Muzzey, and continuing from said street on said plan from its present terminus on said plan to East street, when the same is laid out to the satisfaction of the Selectmen, and properly deeded. On motion of Mr. R. P. Clapp it was Voted, That the said street be accepted, in accordance with the recommendations of the Selectmen. ART. 22. Mr. j. F. Hutchinson made the following motion which was carried by unanimous vote. That the town issue ten bonds of one thousand dollars each dated Nov. 1, 1902, payable in twenty years from date, and bearing interest at the rate of four per cent per annum principal and interest to be paid in gold coin of the United States of the present standard of weight and finances to refund an equal amount of the bonds of the town denominated Lexington Water Bonds which become due November 1, 1902, under the provisions of Chapter 160 of the Acts of 1896, and that