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the conditions satisfactory for acceptance. It has been properly deeded to the town, and we hereby accept the above street as a public way under said vote. Respectfully submitted, FRANK D. PEIRCE, HENRY A. C. WOODWARD, W. H. WHITAKER, Selectmen. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE TAKING OF LAND AT EAST LEXINGTON FOR A LOCATION FOR A NEW SCHOOLHOUSE 1..EXINGTON, September 14, 1911. To THE CITIZENS OF LEXINGTON The committee appointed under an article in the warrant for a town meeting held April 29, 1911, to investigate and report to the town in reference to a suitable location, and plans for a new gram- mar school building to be located in East Lexington, respectfully submit their first report as to a location. The committee, after viewing several locations, were of unanitnous opinion that the tract of land in the rear and adjoining the property of the Fallen church and property of the town on which stands the Stone Building was the most suitable for the purposes desired, and immediately took steps to secure an option of the same. Owing to the unfortunate illness of the owner, Miss Ellen A. Stone, much delay has been encountered. Finally, after several interwiews with Miss Stone and her agent, Mr. William H. Ballard, a price meeting the approval of the committee has not been obtained, and we there- fore now recommend that a taking in fee as provided in Sections 47, 48 and 49, Chapter 25 of the Revised Laws, be made under 93 Articles 5 and 6 of the Town Warrant for a meeting to be held Sept. 15, 1911. DWIGHT F. KILGOUR, ABRAM C. WASHBURN, FREDERICK G. JONES, FRANK D. PEIRCE, Four of the Committee. A true copy of the report. Attest : CHAS. W. SWAN, Town Clerk. REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN ON THE LAYING OUT AND ACCEPTANCE OF HAYES AVENUE AND SOMERSET ROAD AS PUBLIC WAYS SUBMITTED AT TOWN MEETING OCTOBER 19, 1911 LEXINGTON, MASS., Oct. 11, 1911. The Selectmen respectfully report to the town the laying out by them as public streets or ways, the same being known as Hayes avenue and Somerset road. Each of these streets is laid out to a width of fifty feet. Hayes avenue, leading from Hancock street, near the residence of Edward C. Graves, runs in an easterly by north-easterly direction across land now or late of the Hayes estate for a distance of approximately 1375 feet to Merriam street. Somerset road leads from Hayes avenue about 350 feet from Hancock street, also across the Hayes estate, in a south-westerly by south-easterly direction to Merriam street, a distance of about 1490 feet. Near its junction with Hayes avenue it divides and passes round on either side, an oval parcel of land, or might be 94