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Home My WebLink About2961 Minutes and original motions (handwritten) of the Town Meeting of January 28, 1901 WAnnAXT FOR A TOWN M TING , Monday, January 28th , 19010 To WILLIAM B, FOSTER, Constable of Lexington. GREETING o In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby .%4�U Y Y l''a� ' " required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, a qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to assemble at the Town Hall, on Monday, the 28th day of January, A. D., '01, at 7.30 o'clock, p.m., ,iiuir "�'.�i' � e� to act on the following articles, viz:— s ARTICLE r. To choose a Moderator to preside at said ARTICLE 5. To see if the "Town will refund the taxe meeting. collected from the trustee of the Estate of Chandler R* Richardson, assessed on property given by the will of said ARTICLE z. To see if the town will vote by ballot to Richardson, to establish or support an Industrial School for rescind the vote passed January 29th, r9oo, under Article a the town — abate the taxes hereafter assessed on said . of said meeting, and substitute therefor the following or property—petition the Legislature for authority so to do, or act in any manner relating thereto:—"That at the Annual act in any manner relating thereto. ' a Town Meeting, in March, r9or, the Town shall elect one Selectman for the term of one year, and in March, 1902, ARTICLE 6. To hear the report of the Committee ap- shall elect two Selectmen for the term of one year, and in pointed "to investigate and consider all matters with refer- March, 1903, shall elect three Selectmen for the term of one ence to the erection of a new High School Building of suffi- year, and thereafter shall annually elect three Selectmen for cient size to accommodate the high school grades alone, or the term of one year, in the manner in which the Selectmen the high school grades together with some of the upper have been elected prior to the election of March 5, 1900." grades of the two grammar schools," and to act in any man- ner relating thereto. ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to elect its r j Assessors and Overseers of the Poor, or either of those e ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to erect a new boards, in the manner authorized by Section 335 of the High School Building of sufficient size to accommodate the high school grades alone, or the high school grades together Election Act of 1898. [Chapter 548 of the Acts of 1898 with some of the grades from the two grammar schools, or ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will rescind any vote or to act in any manner relating thereto. votes heretofore passed relative to the election of officers of ARTICLE 8. To hear the report of any Committee that VAS',tea Highway Surveyors, and provide for the election of one or may be ready to report, and to act thereon. i' more Road Commissioners, to that end adopting the pro- visions of Section 337 of said Election Act, or making any ARTICLE 9. To transact any other business that may other suitable provisions therefor. legally come before said meeting. Hereof fail not., and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting Given under our hands at Lexin.ton, this Eighteenth day of January, A. D , 1901. EDWIN S. SPALULDINC4, Selectmen GEORGE W. S&MPAON, of GEORGE W. SPALULDING, Lexington. A true copy, Attest: WILLIAM li. FOSTER, Constable of Lexin,,ton. The Registrars of Voters will be in session to register voters for the foregoing meeting on SATURDAY, JANUARY 26th, r9oi, from 7.30 to 9.30 o'clock, P M. - � � I � � ' ,� j • 1 ,:. r � - �� s ,� �'' ,� ! s �',.�.� .► .r � � i� � F �� _.�' �� '1 � � �. f .�' 1 a ,. r WAnl% AITT TOWN M TING-9 Monday, January 28th , 19010 To WILLIAM B. FOSTER, Constable of Lexington. GREETING In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to assemble at the Town Hall. on 1, !_ flonday, the 28th day of January, A. D., '01, at 7.30 o'clock, p.m., to act on the following articles, viz:— s ARTICLE i. To choose a Moderator to preside at said ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will refund the tare t#eeting. collected from the trustee of the -Estate of Chandler R' Richardson, assessed on property given by the will of said ARTICLE i. To see if the town will vote by ballot to Richardson;to establish or support an Industrial School for rescind the vote passed January 29th, rgoo, under Article z the town —abate the taxes hereafter assessed on said of said meeting, and substitute therefor the following, or property—petition the Legislature for authority so to do, or act in any manner relating thereto:—"That at the Annual . act in any manner relating thereto. Town Meeting, in March, rgoi, the Town shall elect one Selectman for the term of one year, and in March, 19o2, ARTICLE 6. To hear the report of the Committee ap- shall elect two Selectmen for the term of one year, and in pointed "to investigate and consider all matters with refer- March, 1903, shall elect three Selectmen for the term of one ence to the erection of a new High School Building of suffi- year, and thereafter shall annually elect.ithree Selectmen for cient size to accommodate the high school grades alone, or the term of one year, in the manner in which the Selectmen the high school grades together with some of the upper have been elected prior to the election of March 5, 1900." grades of the two grammar schools," and to act in any man- ner relating thereto. ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to elect its IL Assessors and Overseers of the Poor, or either of those ARTICLE q. To see if the Town will vote to erect a new boards, in the manner authorized by Section 335 of the High School Building of sufficient size to accommodate the Election Act of 1898. [Chapter 548 of the Acts of 1898.] high school grades alone, or the high school grades together with some of the grades from the two grammar schools, or ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will rescind any vote or to act in any manner relating thereto. votes heretofore passed relative to the election of officers of ARTICLE 8. To hear the report of any Committee that Highway Surveyors, and provide for the election of one or may be ready to report, and to act thereon. more Road Commissioners, to that end adapting the pro- visions of Section 337 of said Election Act, or making any ARTre,,LE 9. To transact any `other business that may other suitable provisions therefor, legally come before said meeting. Hereof fail not, and make- due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting Given under our hands at Lexington, this Eighteenth day of January, A. D , 1901. EDWIN M.' KPALULDING, j Selectmen _ GEORGE W. SA.MPSON, of GEORGE W. SP&1JLDING, J Lexir gton. A true copy, Attest: WILLIAM B. FoSTER, Constable of Lexington. i The Registrars of Voters will be in session to register voters for the foregoing meeting on SATURDAY, JANUARY 26th, r9oi, from 7.30 to 9.30 o'clock, P M. � � }- �•...: � y„ � ,fr•.-fir'. 1 V V SAMPSON, Imperial Fire Insurance Co., of London, Eng., - Established 1803 _ Fire Association of Philadelphia,Penn.,- - ` 181 Hartford Fire Insurance Co.,of Hartford,Conn., " 1794 ! Worcester Mut.Fire Ins.Co.,of Worcester,Mass. " 1823 Insurance Ag4ant — Greenwich Insurance Co., of New York. Equitable Life of New York. - ... .. ............................�Xgo J � � 170 .