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19 ART. 26. To see if the town will accept the way from Bedford street to residence of C. E. Wheeler, known as "Valley road," or act in any manner in relation to improving same. Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands, at Lexington, this twentieth day of Feb- ruary, A. D., 1904. EDWIN S. SPAULDING, GEORGE W. TAYLOR, Selectmen of Lexington. MEETING MARCH 7, 1904. Meeting called to order by the Town Clerk at 7.15 o'clock. The Clerk began to read the warrant, when by unanimous vote of the meeting the further reading was dispensed with. ARTICLE 1. On motion of Edward C. Stone it was voted to elect a Moderator, that the check list be used, and that the polls be kept open one minute. At the close of the polls it was found one ballot had been cast for Edward C. Stone and he was declared elected, and was sworn by the Town Clerk. ARTS. 2 and 3. Abram B. Smith and Charles W. Swan having been appointed Ballot Clerks were sworn by the Town Clerk and receipted to him for a package said to contain 900 official ballots for male voters and a package said to contain 250 official ballots for fe- male voters. Irving Stone and Robert C. Moakley having been ap- pointed Deputy Ballot Clerks were sworn by the Town Clerk. The ballot box was shown to be empty, then Iocked and the key delivered 20 to William B. Foster, the Constable in charge, and the polls having been declared open by the Moderator the balloting commenced. C. F. Nourse, James Barnes, S. B. Bigelow, George L. Pierce, J. A. Hurley, Francis Locke, B. C. Whitcher and Homer B. Locke having been appointed Tellers were sworn by the Moderator. At 10.45 o'clock, by unanimous consent of the Moderator and Town Clerk, the ballot box was opened and 150 ballots were taken out. At 2 o'clock 150 ballots were taken out, at 3.45 o'clock 50 ballots were taken out, at 4.45 o'clock 50 ballots were taken out. At 5 o'clock the Moderator declared the polls closed. After the close of the polls 45 ballots of male voters and 40 ballots of female voters were taken from the boxes. The check list used by the Ballot Clerks showed the names of 445 male and 40 female voters checked. The Moderator's check list showed the names of 445 male and 40 female voters checked. Ballot box register stood at 445. After the Tellers had completed their work the Moderator announced the vote as follows : TOWN CLERK—One Year. George D. Harrington . 402 43 Blanks And George D. Harrington was declared elected. OVERSEERS OF 7 H POOR—One Year. Edwin S. Spaulding George W. Taylor . Henry A. C. Woodward Scattering Blanks And Edwin S. Spaulding, George W. Woodward were declared elected. 344 316 309 13 353 Taylor and Henry A. C.