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99 past use, and allow them the free use so long as the pipe remains in use of the water hereafter consumed by them, the pipe must be removed. We have agreed to pay them $75.00 and to make no charge for future consumption of water by them, as long as we use the pipe, and have a written agreement from them allowing the pipe to remain in use kr five years. The hydrant service is weak on account of the small main supply- ing the district which contains $50,000 worth of buildings besides the lumber yard. For this reason, if no other, an 8 -inch main from Mass. Ave. to Grant St., should be laid as soon as possible. This may be done the ensuing year, as we understand there is to be a new public street from Mass. Ave., near Mr. Power's estate, to pass under the railroad and connect with Grant St. We would recommend an eight inch main on Clark St. from Mass. Ave. to Forest St. in order to get better protection from fire in this vicinity which contains the Hancock School House and other valua- ble property, supplied now through a four inch main from Parker and Muzzey Sts. An appropriation should be made to do this work. We also recommend that the Selectmen acting with the Water Commissioners be given authority to sell any of the property belong- ing to the Water Dept. which is not needed under the new system of water supply. EVERETT S. LOCKE, CHARLES W. SWAN, THADDEUS L. BRUCE, Water Commissioners. 100 Report of Committee on Metropolitan Water Supply. LEx1NGroN, MASS., DECEMBER 28, 1903. To the Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington At a Town Meeting held on August 25, 1902, this committee was appointed to investigate the advisibility of the 'Town taking its water supply from the Metropolitan Water System, and on October 6, 1902, it made a report on the subject which was accepted and ordered printed. At a meeting held on December lst a vote was passed instructing the Committee, together with the Selectmen, to take steps to have the Metropolitan water introduced. The steps necessary were to provide $27,250 to pay to the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board for ad- mission into the system, and to obtain proposals for laying a pipe from the termination of a 10 -inch pipe belonging to the Metropolitan Water Works at East Lexington R. R. station to a point near the High School Building on Massachusetts Avenue, and also to provide new hydrants and connections to cross streets. The above sum of $27,250 was paid to the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board on February 13, 1903, and the water was promptly admitted to our oId line on Massachusetts Avenue through an existing four -inch pipe connecting the ten -inch pipe above re- ferred to with our pipe line. The work of obtaining bids for furnishing and laying pipes, hyd- rants and specials was done under the direction of this Committee