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51 ART. 3. On motion of G. W. Sampson it was Voted, That the Boards of Selectmen and Assessors, acting jointly be authorized to sell the Tidd, Franklin and Howard School Build- ings in such manner and on such terms as may, in the judgment of said Boards, be deemed for the best interest of the town. ART. 4. On motion of G. W. Sampson it was Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to abate the nuisance caused by the Rifle Shooting Range of the City of Cambridge, or the Commonweatth of Massachusetts, or of owners unknown, and that full authority and power be given the Board to use any means consistent with law, to enforce the prohibition of such nuisance. ART. 5. On motion of E. A. Bayley it was Voted, To indefinitely postpone the subject. ART. t5. H. G. Janvrin offered the following motion : "'.That the town vote to change the name of the street now known as Mt. Vernon Street extending from Percy Road to High- land Avenue so that the two streets now known as Percy Road and Mt. Vernon Street which together extend from Massachusetts Avenue to Highland Avenue, shall bear the name of Percy Road throughout." G. W. Sampson moved that the subject be indefinitely postponed. Mr. Sampson's motion was put and declared lost. The vote was doubted by 7 votes and the house was polled with the following result, in favor 65, against 89. Mr. Janvrin's motion was then put and declared carried. ART. 7 & 8. The committee appointed by the town to report on additional Primary School accommodations offered a majority and minority report, the first signed by Edwin $, Spaulding, Fred 5, 52 Piper, Irving P. Fox and Alonzo E. Locke, and the last by George S. Teague, (see Reports of Committees, page 508.) On motion of E. P. Merriam it was voted that the reports be accepted and placed on file. G. W. Sampson offered the following motion : "That the minority report of the committee be accepted, that its recommendations be adopted and that the Treasurer be instructed to borrow $9000 to be raised by notes of the town of $1000 each, payable on the 1st day of January in the years 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913, at such rates of interest as in the judgment of said Treasurer can be procured consistent with the best possible terms for the town." G. W. Taylor moved as an amendment : "That the meeting adjourn for one week, meantime plans of the minority be printed and distributed to the voters together with estimates in detail by at least three responsible builders." E. P. Merriam moved as an amendment : "That in addition the present committee be instructed to bring in new plans for school accommodations to cost not more than $20,000, including land." A. S. Mitchell moved : "That the whole subject be indefinitely postponed." Mr. Merriam's motion was put and declared lost. Mr. Taylor's motion was put and declared lost. Mr. Sampson's motion was put and declared lost. Mr. Mitchell's motion was put and declared carried. ART. 9. On motion of Charles Garrison it was Voted, That the town change the name of that part of Warren Street running West from the junction of Eliot Road to Eliot Road.