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1I bated, That the matter be referred to a committee of five to consist of the former committee of three and two additional mem- bers to be appointed by the Moderator, and that they report as soon as possible to the town. The Moderator appointed the following : Walter W. Rowse, (Chairman,) Rev. Charles F. Carter, George H. Childs, J. Alexander Wilson, William Roger Greeley. By unanimous consent of the meeting the following resolution offered by William P. Martin was received for consideration, and after debate was adopted by a unanimous rising vote : Resolved, That the citizens of Lexington, in town meeting assembled, hereby earnestly protest and remonstrate against the establishing by the Commonwealth of a hospital for the treatment of mental patients on the property known as "Fair Oaks" in this town. We respectfully base our protest not only upon the fact that such an institution, so centrally located, would be a permanent detriment to the growth and development of this town, but also upon the broader ground that it would be an irreparable and increasing detraction from the world-wide historic fame of the name of " Lexington," which we believe is entitled to the loyal and stead- fast protection of every patriotic citizen of this Commonwealth. Voted, To dissolve the meeting at 9.10 o'clock. A true record, attest : GEO. D. HARRINGTON, Town Clerk. WARRANT FOR A TOWN MEETING. MONDAY, March 1, 1909. To CHARLES E. WHEELER, 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 12 Lexington, qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to assemble at the Town Hall, on Monday, the first day of March, A. D., 1909, at 7.00 o'clock A. M., to act on the following Articles, viz. : — ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting. ART. 2. To choose by ballot the following town officers : One Town Clerk for the term of one year; three Selectmen for the term of ane year; three Overseers of the Poor for the term of one year; three Surveyors of the Highways for the term of one year; one Assessor for the term of three years; one Town Treasurer for the term of one year; one Collector of Taxes for the term of one year; two Auditors for the term of one year; two Constables for the term of one year ; one Water Commissioner for the term of three years ; one member of the Cemetery Committee for the term of one year; one member of the Cemetery Committee for the term of three years; one member of the School Committee for the term of three years; one Sewer Commissioner for the term of three years; one member of the Board of Health for the term of three years ; one Tree Warden for the term of one year. ART. 3. To see if the Town will vote for or against granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, in answer to the ques- tion : "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?" ART. 4. To see if the Town will accept the following Act : "Shall an Act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and eight, entitled 'An act to provide for the protection of forest or sprout lands from fire,' be accepted by this town?" The election officers will receive votes under Articles 2, 3, and 4 on the official ballot prepared by the Town Clerk. The polls will be opened as soon as possible after the organization of the meeting and will be kept open until five o'clock P. M. In compliance with Article 111 of the By -Laws as amended by vote of the town, Jan. 29, 1900, business under the following Articles will be transacted at an adjourned meeting to be held Monday evening,