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paid by abutting land owners shall be sixty-six and two-thirds per cent., instead of seventy-five per cent. as now provided in Chapter 359 of the acts of the year 190t5; and to take such further or other action as may be deemed best in exercise of the authority conferred by said Chapter 201 or the Acts therein referred to. Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrent, 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 May, A. D., 1911. FRANK D. PEIRCE, HENRY A. C. WOODWARD, W. H. WHITAKER, Selectmen of Lexington. LExmoroN, May 15, 1911. Pursuant to the foregoing Warrant, 1 have notified the inhabitants of the town of Lexington by posting a duly attested copy of the war- rant in the post offices and other public places in the town, and by mailing a duly attested copy of the warrant to every registered voter in the town seven days before the time of said meeting. Attest: WILLIAM B. FOSTER, Constable of Lexington. A true copy of the Warrant and the Return of the Constable. Attest: CHAS. W. SWAN, Town Clerk. TOWN MEETING, MAY 22, 1911 To CONSIDER THE BUILDING OFA SEWER The meeting was called to order by the Clerk at 7.40 p, m. 49 The Warrant and the Return of the Constable were read. ARTICLE 1. Under this article it was voted to proceed to the election of Moderator, that the check list be used, and the polls kept open three minutes. At the close of the polls, thirteen votes had been cast for Moder- ator, all for Edwin A. Bayley, and he was declared elected, and was sworn by the clerk. ARrs. 2 area 4. On motion of Robert P. Clapp, articles 2 and 4 were placed before the meeting. Under artice 2, Mr. Clapp made formal presentation of two re- ports relating to the sewer question, one bearing date of February 11, 1911, the other dated May 1, 1911, and it was Voted that both reports be accepted and placed on file. Under article 4, Robert P. Clapp offered the following : Voted that the town, as authorized by chapter two hundred and one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, hereby, in advance of authorizing the construction of a sewerage system, de- clares that the percentage of approximate cost of the original in- stallation to be paid by abutting land ownets shall be sixty-six and and two-thirds per cent., instead of seventy-five per cent. as now provided in chapter three hundred and fifty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six. In advocating the above motion, Mr. Clapp stated that the trunk sewer would cost approximately one-third of the total amount, there- for it appeared fair that the town shoulii stand one-third of the total expense. Arthur E. Horton urged the freest possible discussion of the matter. The vote on Mr. Clapp's motion was declared carried by the Moderator; this was doubted by seven voters and the house was polled with the following result: Yes, 100, No, 12, and at 8.08 o'clock the Moderator declared Mr. Clapp's motion carried. 50