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TOWN OF LEXINGTON 2`2 PARCEL ONE. An area of land, believed to belong to Francis and Hugh Thompson, situated westerly of School Street, bounded on the north by Massachusetts Avenue and lots 1, 2, 3, 4A, 5A and 6A on Massachusetts Avenue, an the west by land of Toros H. Bashian, on the south by land of Robert L. Innis and on the east by land of Francis and Hugh Thompson, containing approximately 4.7 acres; and PARCEL TWO. An area of land, believed to belong to Robert L. Innis, situated westerly of School Street and northerly of Roosevelt Road, bounded on the north by land of Francis and Hugh Thompson, on the west by land of Toros H. Bashian, on the south by Roosevelt Road and other /and of Robert L. Innis and on the east by land of Robert L. Innis, containing approximately 5.7 acres; the approximate boundaries of said parcels are shown on plans on file rn the office of the Town Engineer and available for inspection; appropriate a sum or sums of money for such land acquisition; and determine whether such money shall be pro- vided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to install a sanitary sewer or sewers to serve that part of Lexington known as "Sunnyfield" area as shown on a set of plans in the office of the Town Engineer, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate a sum of money for such installation and land acquisition; and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including any special sewer funds, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the balance of $25,000 of a loan of $65,000 authorized under Articles 4 to 8 inclusive of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting held November 14, 1949 and now remain- ing unused. ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zonina By-law so as to change certain land from an R-1 District to a C-2 District by adding in Sec- tion 4(d) C2 -General business districts the following new paragraph: 8. Beginning at the point of intersection of the southerly sideline of Vine Brook Road and the easterly sideline of Waltham Street, thence running southerly along said easterly sideline of Waltham Street a dis- tance of 47] plus feet to a point, said point being the intersection of the easterly sideline of Waltham Street and the northerly sideline of Vine Brook easement so called; thence turning and running easterly along said northerly sideline of the Vine Brook easement a distance of 222 plus feet to a point; thence turning and running northeasterly a distance of 327 plus feet to Vine Brook Road; thence turning and running westerly along the southerly sideline of Vine Brook Road a distance of 252 plus or minus feet to the point of beginning. ARTICLE 46. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Laws so as to change certain land from an R-1 District to a C-1 District by adding in Section 4(c) C1 -Local business districts the following new paragraph: 24. A district at the northwesterly corner of Waltham Street and Concord Avenue and extending for a distance of 200 feet along each street from the junction point of the westerly sideline of Waltham Street 30 ANNUAL REPORTS with the northerly sideline of Concord Avenue, thence back at right angles to each street until the exterior lines intersect. ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the further development of Kinneen's Pond as a recreation area and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in re- lation thereto. ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money to be expended by the Recreation Committee in a study of future development of playground areas in the Town. ARTICLE 49. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XXVI of the General By -Laws of the Town by striking out the new section that was added to said article at the session of the Annual Town Meeting held on March 28, 1938 and inserting in place thereof the following: SECTION 2. The existing Board of Appeals established under the Zoning By -Law shall be and shall act as the Board of Appeals under the planning law, being Sections 81A to 81Y inclusive of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as provided in Section 81R of said Chapter 41. ARTICLE 50. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way and accept the layout of as a town way a certain strip of land including Edison Way and extending from Edison Way to Depot Park, a total of approximately 840 feet, as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 8, 1951, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for the acquisition of said land and for the construction of said way without the assessment of betterments, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrow- ing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 51. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Assessors to use money from available funds toward the reduction of the 1951 tax rate, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. And you are directed to serve this warrant seven days at least before the time of said meeting as provided in the By-laws of the Town. Hereof fail not, and make due return on this warrant, with your doings there- on, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands at Lexington, this fifth day of February, A. D., 1 951 , GEORGE W. EMERY FREDERICK M. GAY DONALD E. NICKERSON WILLIAM H. DRISCOLL LEWIS L. HOYT Selectmen of Lexington A true copy, Attest: JAMES F. MOWAT, Constable of Lexington.