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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 137 transfer sums from available funds to the following accounts: Public Welfare; Old Age Assistance; Aid to Dependent Children; Removal of Snow and Ice; Sidewalk Construc- tion; Sundry Streets; Law Department. Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer a sum of money from available funds to de- fray the expenses incurred by the Retirement Board estab- lished under Chapter 318 of the Acts of 1936. Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer a sum of money from available funds to be paid to the Board of Retirement as a contribution from the Town for the Pension Accumulation Fund, under the pro- visions of Section 31G, Paragraph 3 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 318 of the Acts of 1936. Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate funds for labor and materials on public works and for other expenses in connection therewith, to be expended by the Selectmen for aid to persons employed on various projects, and provide funds therefor by transfer from available funds. Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to install an 8" water main in Shade Street for a distance of approximately 1320 feet, subject to the assessment of betterments, and appropriate and transfer money from available funds therefor; and will authorize the Selectmen to execute in the name and on behalf of the Town an agreement with J. WiI- lard Hayden with respect to the said extension, including a stipulation for non -assessment or abatement of betterments for future extensions past the property of the said Hayden. Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a further sum of money for the purchase of the real estate numbered 1557 Mass. Avenue, Lexington, adjoining the Cary Memorial Hall, formerly owned by the late William L. Barnes, and to provide the money by transfer from avail- able funds or by the issuance of bonds or notes of' the town. 138 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer a sum of money from available funds for re- pairs to the Captain Parker Monument. Article 11. To see if the Town will authorize and ratify a settlement of the action of Benjamin B. Meady against the Town for damages, and appropriate money for the same by transfer from available funds. Article 12. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to install street lights in the following unaccepted streets: Spencer Street ; Fairview Avenue. Article 13. To see if Town will vote to appropriate and transfer a sum of money from the Water Dept. Available Surplus Account to the Water Maintenance Account. Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to appropri- ate and transfer a sum of money from the account for the installation of warning signals at Fletcher Avenue at the Boston and Maine railroad crossing to the Highway Main- tenance Account. Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to appropri- ate and transfer a sum of money from the Road Machinery Fund to the Road Machinery Account. Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to appropri- ate and transfer a sum of money from the account for Highway Construction, Lincoln Street, 1936 Contract, to the account for Highway Construction, Lincoln Street, 1935 Contract. Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 3, Section 5 of the General By -Laws of the Town by sub- stituting for the first sentence thereof the following: "The annual meeting of the Town shall be called for such an hour, and the polls shall be kept open continuously,