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1957. On the warrant calling for said meeting Article ' 13 set forth the Board's proposal to acquire the Shannon land for recreation or playground purposes. The Board also discussed its report recommending favorable action on said article by the Town Meeting. (See addendum.) The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. Levi G. Burnell, Jr. Clerk ADDENDUM ARTICLE 13. MOTION: That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to purchase or take by eminent domain for playground or recreational purposes a parcel of land situated on North Street containing 10.9 acres more or less and shown on a plan entitled "Land of Albert H. Burnham at Lexington" dated May 1928, E. P. Cutter, C. E., recorded in Middle- sex South District Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 415 as Plan 32, and that the sum of $5,000.00 be appropriated therefor and be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Under Article 27 of the Adjourned Town Meeting held on March 25, 1957 the Town voted to continue to authorize the Planning Board to obtain options for land and rights therein that it desires to recommend be acquired by the Town for play- ground and recreational purposes. Acting under this authority the Board has selected from its master plan for park and recreational development the area which it believes is most urgently needed for acquisition at this time. This area is the so-called North Street gravel pit. Upon being informed that individuals had made offers to the present owner to pur- chase the land for residential and private recreational pu r- oses, the Board obtained for $500 an option to purchase for 5 500 said land, the $500 paid for the option to be applied toward the purchase price.