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Lexington Town Records WARRANT FOR A TOWN MEETING. FHIDAV, February 15, 1907. To CHARLES E. WHEFLER, Constable of Lexington, GREETING In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, qualified by law to vote in 'Town affairs, to assemble at the Town Hall, on Friday, the fifteenth day of February, A. D., 1907, at 7.30 o'clock P. M., to act on the following articles, viz:— ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting. ART. 2. To receive the report of any board of town officers, or of any committee of the town, and to act thereon. ART. 3. To alter, amend or repeal any existing by-laws, rules or regulations of the town relating to the Water Department; to adopt a new code of by-laws relating thereto; or to act in any manner with reference to the organization or business of the Water Board and the Water Department. ART. 4. To provide for establishing and constructing a sewerage system, and to provide for the raising of funds for that purpose; also to vote to issue bonds as authorized by Chapter 504 of the Acts of 1897 and Chapter 359 of the Acts of 1906 amending the same; and to take such further or other action relative to the introduction and construction of sewers and to the providing of means with which to pay therefor as may be deemed best. I❑ ART. 6. To see if the town will accept Glen Road (so called), from Merriam Street to Oakland Street, or act in any, manner relat- ing thereto. 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 second day of Feb- ruary, A. D., 1907. GEORGE W. TAYLOR, FRANK D. PEIRCE, HENRY A. C. WOODWARD, Selectmen of Lexington. MEETING OF FEBRUARY 15, 1907. Meeting called to order at 7.40 o'clock by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant and the return of the Constable thereon. ARTICLE 1. On motion of George W. Taylor it was Voted, To elect a Moderator by ballot, the check list to be used and the polls to be kept open three minutes. At the close of the polls eight ballots had been cast all for Edwin A. Bayley and he was declared elected and was sworn by the Town Clerk. ART. 2. Under this article the Water Committee made the follow- ing report : The committee appointed to investigate the condition of the Water Department made a report under date of May 21, 1906, and at an adjourned town meeting, the town received the report as one of progress, continued the committee in existence, adopted its recommendations and at the same time authorized the Selectmen "To sell all water works, buildings and machinery, including the