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TOWN CLERK'S RECORDS SECOND ADJOURNED MEETING March The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 7:30 o'clock. Art. 4. Under this article the following per- sons were elected to serve as: Fence Viewers: J. Henry Duffy Charles E. Wheeler Charles I3. Spaulding Field Drivers: William F. Fletcher Patrick J. Maguire Surveyors of Lumber: J. Henry Duffy Edgar W. Harrod Art. 21. This article relative to the establish- ment of Building Lines was indefinitely postponed. Art. 52. J. Alexander Wilson offered a motion asking for an appropriation of $100.00 for the purpose of maintaining the elec- tric lights in the village clock in East Lexington. The meeting refused to make any ap- propriation. Art. 12. On motion of Arthur L. Blodgett it was voted. that the sum of $150.00 be appro- priated and assessed to defray expense on the Bacon Property, to be expended by the Selectmen. Art. 29. This article was taken from the table, and on motion of Arthur L. Blodgett, it was voted that the sum of $376.00 be 17, 1919 appropriated and assessed to provide a pension for permanent members of the Poliee Department who may be entitled to the same. Art. 39. This article was taken from the table. By unanimous consent, Mr. Seamman was allowed to withdraw the motion of- fered at the previous meeting, and on motion of Mr. Scamman, it was now voted: That for the purpose of defining and making certain the termini of Winthrop Road and Vine Brook Road, -Winthrop Road shall hereafter extend from Massa- chusetts Avenue, in a general south- westerly direction to the terminus of the street established by the Town March 8, 1909, said terminus being near the residence of Clarence P. Johnson. Vine Brook Road shall hereafter ex- tend from Waltham Street southeasterly to Winthrop Road as above designated. Art. 33. Voted that the sum of $500.00 be ap- propriated and assessed for the celebra- tion of April 19th. That this amount be expended by the Welcome Home Com- mittee. Should it be expedient to hold the April 19th celebration on any other date, this sum is to be used for such celebration. Art. 38. On motion of Lester T. Redman, it was Voted under article 38 that a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to report at the next adjourned meeting on the probable cost of such collection and the territory to be served. 22 TOWN OF LEXINGTON The following Committee was ap- pointed: Lester T. Redman, Chairman Alexander Wilson Edward H. Sargent Art. 37. On motion of Jay 0. Richards, it was Voted. that the Selectmen be and are hereby authorized to accept from the Boston & Maine Railroad a deed con- veying to the Town a parcel of land located in front of the railroad station and commonly known as Depot Park, said land to be used for Park purposes only, with the condition that should the land be required for railroad purposes in Lexington the town shall deed this land back to the railroad upon payment by the railroad to the Town of a sum of money equal to what the Town would have received in taxes if the property had remained in the possession of the railroad, said sum to be based on the assessment of the year 1918. Art. 46. On motion of Robert L. Ryder, it was Voted that the Town accept Sections twenty-one to twenty-five inelusive of Chapter Seventy-eight of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts. Art. 47. On motion of Robert L. Ryder it was Voted, that the Town elect by ballot in accordance with the provisions of Sec- tion twenty-one of Chapter Seventy- eight of the Revised Laws of Massaehu- setts, a Board of Cemetery Commission- ers consisting of three persons, one mem- ber to be elected for one year, one mem- ber for two years and one member for three years and annually hereafter one member to be eleeted by ballot at the an- nual town meeting for a term of three years. In accordance with this vote the fol- lowing were elected: Edward Wood, for One Year Charles J. Dailey, for Two Years John E. A. Mulliken for Three Years Art. 4. On motion of Jay 0. Richards, it was voted that the meeting now elect by bal- lot a Director for demonstration work in Agriculture and Home Economics, to serve in co-operation with the County Agricultural Trustees of the Middlesex County Bureau of Agriculture and Home Economics under the provisions of Chap. 273 of the General Acts of 1918. William C. Stickel was elected Direc- tor. Art. 41. On motion of Jay 0. Richards, it was Voted that the Planning Board be re- quested to recommend to the next Town Meeting a name for the road mentioned in Article 41. Art. 48. Frederick L. Emery in behalf of the Planning Board and Cemetery Commit- tee acting jointly as a Committee on the New Cemetery, presented a report for this committee and also a Set of Ceme tery Rules and Regulations. It was voted that the report be ac- cepted and the Rules and Regulations be adopted. Art. 49. On motion of Frederick L. Emery it was Voted that the sum of Five Thou- sand Dollars be appropriated and as- sessed to be spent under the direction of the Cemetery Commission to be used for construction work in connection with the lay -out of the New Cemetery in ac- cordance with the plans submitted by the joint committee appointed by the town. Art. 23. This article was taken from the table, and on motion of Arthur L. Blodget, it was Voted that the sum of $4500.00 be appropriated and assessed for the main- tenance of the Town Engineer's Depart- ment. Art. 51. Action on this article relative to the