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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 theron. Attest : CHAS. W. SWAN, Town Clerk. TOWN MEETING SEPT. 15, 1911 The meeting was called to order at 7.40 p. m. by the Town Clerk, who read the Warrant and the return of the Constable thereon. ARTICLE 1. On motion of Frank D. Peirce, it was voted to pro- ceed to the election of a Moderator by ballot, that the check list be used and the polis kept open two minutes. At the close of the polls, eight votes had been cast, all for Edwin A. Bayley, and he was declared elected, and was sworn- by the Town Clerk. ART. 4 Extension of Water Mains. Under this article Robert P. Clapp offered the following motion: "Voted, that for the pur- pose of providing funds in addition to the current revenues of the department for use of the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners in extending water mains and meeting other charges of the Water Department, the Town Treasurer is hereby authorized to issue and sell at not less than par value and accrued interest, negotiable regis- tered or coupon bonds of the town in serial form, to the aggregate principal amount of Six Thousand Dollars (46000.00), bearing interest at the rate of four per cent (4%) per annum, payable semi- annually, and payable both principal and _interest, in gold coin of 63 the United States of America of the present standard of weight and fineness, such bonds to be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by a majority of the Selectmen, and the maturities so arranged that one thousand dollars of principal will fall due and payable in each of the years 1912 to 1917 inclusive. The Treasurer is hereby authorized to cause said bonds to be prepared and executed in such form and with such terms and provisions therein, including require- ments as to their certification, not in conflict with the tenor of this vote, as the Selectmen shall approve." And the town so voted, 29 in the affirmative ; 0 in the negative. ART. 3. Deficiency in Insurance Appropriation. Under this article, Alonzo E. Locke explained that owing to the increased insurance on the town property of $76,400.00 caused by the appli- cation of the Selectmen to the New England Insurance Exchange for a new rating under a schedule form in accordance with a vote passed at the last March meeting, it became necessary to increase the appropriation to pay therefor. Mr. Locke offered the following motion : "Voted, that $300.00 additional be appropriated for insurance account, and that this sum be transferred from Bank and Corporation Tax account to Insurance account." And the town so voted. ARTS. 2, 5, ti. Relating to taking of land in East Lexington for a school house lot. Under this article, Frank D. Peirce, in behalf of the committee appointed under an article in the Warrant for a meeting held April 29, 1911, on New School House in East Lex- ington, offered a report recommending the taking of land in the rear of the Folien Church and land of the town on which the Stone Building now stands. See "Reports of Committees" page 93 for report. On motion of Charles G. Kauffman, the report was accepted and its recommendations adopted. Mr. Peirce then offered the following motion : "That the town hereby takes the following described parcel of land in fee for the purpose of erecting thereon a building to be used for a public school. Said parcel is shown on a plan entitled Sub -division by