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TOWN CLERK'S RECORDS
<br />Charles R. Putnam was declared
<br />elected, as Director.
<br />Art. 43. Under this article, Francis
<br />J. Toye offered the following motion.
<br />Voted that the Board of Water and
<br />Sewer Commissioners be instructed
<br />to lay water mains in Carville Ave.).
<br />and Butler Ave., and that four thous-
<br />and dollars ($4000.) be appropriated
<br />and assessed therefor and that the
<br />usual 10% guarantee shall not be
<br />required of the owners of land abutt-
<br />ing on said streets.
<br />An Amendment was offered by
<br />William H. Burgess, that the usual
<br />10% guarantee be required.
<br />This amendment was lost.
<br />After a general discussion, the
<br />original motion was carried.
<br />Yes, 181. No, 50. Vote passed
<br />at 9:05 P. M.
<br />Art. 8. On motion of Robert H.
<br />Holt, Article 8 was taken from the
<br />table, and Mr. Holt there offered the
<br />following motion, Voted, that the
<br />sum of $3000.00 be appropriated and
<br />assessed for the support of the Poor
<br />at the Almshouse for the ensuing year.
<br />Vote passed at 9:13 P. M.
<br />Art. 40. Under this article, John
<br />A. Wiggins offered this motion, That
<br />the following streets be accepted,
<br />Wilson Ave., and Cliffe Ave. from
<br />Bow Street to Melrose Ave., a dist-
<br />ance of approximately 1000 ft. on
<br />each street.
<br />After extended remarks for and
<br />against this article, it was finally, on
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<br />amendment of Arthur E. Horton
<br />laid on the table.
<br />Vote pawed 10:08 P. M.
<br />Art. 33. William M. Aquaro, un-
<br />der this article offered the following
<br />vote, Voted, that the Selectmen be
<br />instructed to place and maintain
<br />an Electric Light at the corner of
<br />Rindge and Rawson Avenues.
<br />On motion of William S. Scamman
<br />this article was indefinitely post-
<br />poned. Vote passed at 10:15 P. M.
<br />Art. 4. Under this article, Ed-
<br />ward C. Stone offered the following
<br />vote, Voted, that a Committee of
<br />three be appointed by the Moderator
<br />to consider the matter of furnishing
<br />lights on the following streets: Wilson
<br />Avenue, Cliffe Avenue from Bow
<br />Street to Melrose Avenue and report
<br />its recommendations if any, at the
<br />next adjourned meeting or there-
<br />after.
<br />Vote passed unanimously at 10:22
<br />P. M.
<br />The Moderator appointed the fol-
<br />lowing Committee:
<br />Frederick L. Emery
<br />William R. Greeley
<br />John A. Wiggins
<br />On motion of Robert H. Holt, the
<br />meeting adjourned at 10:29 P. M.
<br />for one week to April 4, at 7:30 P. M.
<br />A true record, Attest:
<br />ARTHUR W. HATCH,
<br />Town Clerk.
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<br />FOURTH ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING
<br />April 4, 1921.
<br />The meeting was called to order at
<br />7:35 P. M. by the Moderator.
<br />Art. 31. On motion of Robert H.
<br />Holt, the vote offered under this
<br />article, March 28, 1921, was taken
<br />from the table. Frederick L. Emery
<br />offered the following amendment,
<br />Voted, that $1600.00 be appropriated
<br />and that the Committee be instructed
<br />to layout an additional part of the
<br />cemetery and to sell lots from plans
<br />thereof to raise additional money
<br />needed.
<br />Mr. W. R. Greeley's motion to
<br />indefinitely postpone this article was
<br />lost.
<br />Mr. F. L. Emery's amendment was
<br />accepted at 8:17 P. M. by a rising
<br />vote. Yes 90. No. 87.
<br />The original motion as amended,
<br />was then passed at 8:18 P. M., which
<br />reads as follows:
<br />Voted, that the sum of $1800.00 be
<br />appropriated and assessed for the
<br />construction of the New Cemetery at
<br />North Lexington, and that the Com-
<br />mittee be instructed to layout an
<br />additional part of the cemetery and
<br />to sell lots from plans thereof to
<br />raise additional money needed.
<br />Art. 46-48 & 49. On motion of
<br />Robert H. Holt, Articles 46, 48 &
<br />49 were referred for consideration to
<br />the Committee on Highways ap-
<br />pointed March 21, 1921.
<br />Art. 44. On motion of Robert H.
<br />Holt, it was Voted, that Article 44
<br />be indefinitely postponed. Vote
<br />passed at 8:28 P. M.
<br />Art. 34. Mr. William S. Scamman
<br />offered the following motion, Voted,
<br />that the Town accept that portion of
<br />Pelham Road at its junction with
<br />Massachusetts Avenue as laid out by
<br />the Selectmen under an order dated
<br />January 25, 1921. Accepted and
<br />vote passed at 7:45 P. M.
<br />Following is the order and Reloca-
<br />tion at its junction of Pelham Road
<br />with Massachusetts Avenue and at
<br />land of the heirs of James S. Munroe.
<br />We, the Selectmen of Lexington
<br />having decided that public conven-
<br />ience and necessity require a reloca-
<br />tion of Pelham Road at its junction
<br />with Massachusetts Avenue, and at
<br />land of the heirs of James S. Munroe
<br />gave notice on January 18, 1921
<br />to the resident owner of land over
<br />which said relocation is intended of
<br />our intention to relocate the same,
<br />and we now having met at the time
<br />and place, and for the purpose speci-
<br />fied in said notice relocate said por-
<br />tion of Pelham Road and fix the
<br />boundaries and measurements of said
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