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ART. 27. To see if the town will vote to provide for the codifi-
<br />cation, printing and distribution of the existing By -Laws of the town
<br />or act in any manner relating thereto.
<br />ART. 28. To see if the town will vote to accept the privisions of
<br />Chapter 104 of the Revised Laws, or arty section or sections thereof,
<br />and any acts in amendment thereof or in addition thereto, with
<br />reference to regulating the inspection, materials, construction,
<br />alteration and use of buildings and other structures within the town,
<br />or act in any manner relating thereto.
<br />ART. 29. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of
<br />Section 37 of Chapter 19 of the Revised Laws, and any acts in
<br />amendment thereof or in addition thereto, so far as the same relates
<br />to placing the members of the regular or permanent police force of
<br />the town under the rules and provisions of the classified civil ser-
<br />vice, or act in any manner relating thereto.
<br />Arrr. 30. To see if the town will accept the provisions of
<br />Section 43, Chap. 49, R. L. relating to constructing side -walks, and
<br />the setting of edgestones, or act in any manner relating thereto.
<br />Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your
<br />doings thereon, to the Town Clerk on or before the time of said
<br />meeting.
<br />Given under our hands, at Lexington, this Eighteenth day of
<br />February, A. D., 1911.
<br />FRANK D. PEIRCE,
<br />HENRY A. C. WOODWARD,
<br />WILLIAM H. WHITAKER,
<br />Selectmen of Lexington.
<br />MEETING MARCH 6, 1911
<br />Meeting called to order by the 'fawn Clerk at 7.00 o'clock, a. m.,
<br />who proceeded to read the Warrant.
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<br />After reading Articles 1, 2 and 3, on motion of Henry A. C.
<br />Woodward it was unanimously voted to dispense with the further
<br />reading of the Warrant.
<br />The Town Clerk then read the return of the Constable thereon.
<br />ARTICLE 1. On motion of William H. Whitaker it was
<br />Voted, To elect a Moderator by ballot, that the check list be
<br />used and that the polls be kept open one minute. At the close of
<br />the polls, six ballots had been cast, all for Edwin A. Bayley, and he
<br />was declared elected and was sworn by the Town Clerk.
<br />AETS. 2 AND 3, Abram B. Smith and Fred G. Jones having been
<br />appointed ballot clerks, were sworn by the Town Clerk, and
<br />receipted to him for a package said to contain 1200 official ballots
<br />for male voters, and a package said to contain 300 official ballots for
<br />female voters, also a check list for male and female voters. George
<br />L. Peirce and Ralph H. Marshall, having been appointed deputy
<br />ballot clerks, were sworn by the Town Clerk. The ballot box was
<br />shown to be empty, then locked and the key delivered to William
<br />B. Foster, the constable in charge, and the Moderator declared the
<br />polls open. George L. Harrington, Allston M. Redman, Samuel B.
<br />Bigelow, George S. Teague, Patrick F. Dacey, Cornelius F. O'Con-
<br />nor, Nathaniel Nunn and Fred J. Spencer having been appointed
<br />tellers, were sworn by the 'Town Clerk. At 10.00 o'clock, by order
<br />of the Moderator and Town Clerk, the ballot box was opened and
<br />200 ballots were taken out. At I1.00 o'clock 100 ballots were
<br />taken out. At 11.45 o'clock, the Moderator being obliged to leave,
<br />called the Town Clerk to the chair to preside in his absence. At
<br />1.20 o'clock 100 ballots were taken out. At 2.55 o'clock 100 ballots
<br />were taken out. At 3.55 o'clock 100 ballots were taken out, and at
<br />the close of the polls 65 ballots of male voters and 12 ballots of
<br />female voters were taken from the boxes. The check list used by
<br />the Moderator showed the names of 665 males and 12 female voters
<br />checked. The check list used by the ballot clerks showed the
<br />names of 665 male and 12 female voters checked ; the ballot box
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