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TOWN CLERK'S RECORDS TOWN WARRANT Commonwealth of Massachusetts To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs to meet in the Town Hall in said Lexington, on Monday, the seventh day of March, A. D., 1921, at seven o'clock, A. M., then and there to act on the following articles; Art. 1. To choose by ballot the following town officers: One Town Clerk for the term of one year; one Selectman for the term of three years; one Overseer of the Poor for the term of three years; one Road Commissioner for the term of three years; one Assessor for the term of three years; one Town Treasurer for the term of one year; one Collector of Taxes for the term of one year; one Water and Sewer Commissioner for the term of three years; one Cemetery Commissioner for the term of three years; one member of the School Committee fbr the term of three years; one member of the Board of Health for the term of three years; one Park Commissioner for the term of three years; one Tree Warden for 9 Middlesex, ss. the term of one year; two Constables for the term of one year; one Modera- tor for the term of one year; two members of the Planning Board for the term of three years. Art. 2. To see if the Town will vote for or against granting licenses for the sale of non -intoxicating bev- erages, in answer to the question: "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of non -intoxicating beverages in this town?" Art. 3. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chap- ter 423 of the Acts and Resolves of 1909 and Acts amendatory thereof, which provides that the Selectmen may grant licenses to reputable per- sons, who on secular days are retail dealers of ice cream, confectionery, Soda Water and fruit to keep open their places of business on the Lord's day for the sale of ice cream, confec- tionery, soda water and fruit_ The election officers will receive votes under Articles 1, 2 and 3 on the official ballot prepared by the Town Clerk. The polls will be open as soon as possible after the organization of the meeting and may be kept open until five P. M. In compliance with •Ar- ticle 111 of the By -Laws as amended 10 TOWN OF LEXINGTON January 29, 1900, business under the following Articles will be trans- acted at an adjourned meeting to be held Monday evening, March 14, 1921, unless the adjourned meeting shall by unanimous vote, be ordered for some other specified time. Art. 4. To receive the report of any Board of Town Officers or of any Committee of the town for action thereon, and to appoint other Com- mittees. Art. 5. To choose such Town Officers as are required by law and are usually chosen by nomination. Art. 6. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the proper observance of Memorial Day, to be expended under the direction of Post 119, Grand Army of the Republic. Art. 7. To provide for the sup- port of the Public Schools the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. Art. 8. To provide for the sup- port of the poor at the Alms House the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. Art. 9. To provide for the sup- port of the Outside Poor the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. Art. 10. To provide for the sup- port of the Highways the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. Art. 11. To provide for the sup- port of the Street Lights the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. Art. 12. To provide for the sup- port of the Fire Department the en- suing year, and grant money for the same. Art. 13. To see if the Town will make the usual appropriations for Town expenses the ensuing year, not specified in other articles, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 14. To see if the Town will make an appropriation to construct sidewalks with concrete or other material where the abuttors will pay one-half the expense thereof. Art. 15. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the sup- pression of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths in accordance with Chap. • 381, Act of 1905 and amendments thereto, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 16. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the use of the Finance Committee, or take any action relating thereto. Art. 17. To provide for the sup- port of the Public Parks the ensuing year, and grant money for the same, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 18. To see if the Town will provide funds for a Wire Inspector, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 19. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money to widen and deepen the brooks in the Town so as to obtain better surface drain- age, the same to be expended by the Water and Sewer Commissioners, or take any other action relating thereto. Art. 20. To see if the Town will make an appropriation to provide funds for the payment of pensions to retired town veterans under Chap. 447 of the Acts of 1912, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 21. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the main-