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After remarks in favor by Fred H. Moulton, Arthur L. Blodgett, William Roger Greeley, William T. Crowther and Wesley T. Wad- man, and in opposition by Arthur E. Horton, the amendment was carried and finally the motion of Mr. Putnam as amended by Mr. Peirce was carried unanimously. ART. 7. Additional appropriation for Board of Health. Under this article, William B. Foster offered the following motion :— "That $550.00 be appropriated for the expenses of the Board of Health, the money to be taken from the Bank and Corporation Tax." And the town so voted. ART. 6. Land in East Lexington for a new schoolhouse. Under this article, Jay 0. Richards, for the committee, offered a report recommending the purchase of a lot on Massachusetts avenue adjoining the Stone building, and stating that the committee had secured an option on the same. (See Reports of Committees.) On motion of George F. Reed, the report was accepted. The option referred to in the report was read by the Moderator. Robert G. Ryder offered the following motion:— "Voted that the town purchase the described parcel or parcels of land referred to in Art. 6, now before the meeting, for the sum of forty-five hundred and seventy-five dollars ($4575.00), and that said amount be appropriated." Mr. Ryder then offered the following amendment to his motion : --- "That for the purpose of raising money to meet the appropriation of $4575.40 for the purchase of land referred to in Art. 6 for school and playground purposes, the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be authorized to issue the notes of the town, payable $2300.00 in one year and $2275.00 in two years, with interest pay- able semi-annually at a rate not exceeding four per cent per annum." 81 The amendment was carried unanimously, and then the motion as amended was carried by a vote of 124 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative. ART. 9. New cemetery. On motion of Dr. Fred S. Piper, this article was indefinitely post- poned. The Moderator declared the meeting dissolved at 9 o'clock p. m. A true record. Attest : CHAS. W. SWAN, Town Clerk. A true copy of the record. Attest : CHAS. W. SWAN, Town Clerk. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS WARRANT FOR A STATE ELECTION TUESAAY, November 7, 1911 TO EITHER OF THE CONSTABLES OF THE TOWN 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 State and County affairs, to assemble at the Town Hall in said Lexington, on Tuesday, the seventh day of November, A. D., 1911, at 6 o'clock a. m., to cast their ballots for the following State and County officers, as follows : Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General, Councillor, Senator Fifth Middlesex District, 82