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426 ADJOURNED SESSION OF THE 1 982 ANNUA TOWN MEETI MAY 3, 1982 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Lincoln P. Cole, Jr, at 8 P.M. in Cary Memorial Hall and was immediately recessed subject to the call of the Chair. The meeting was reconvened at 8:07 P.M. There were 176 Town Meeting Members present. Invocation offered by the Reverend Peter H. Meek of the Hancock United Church of Christ. 8:09 P.M. Article 2. Alfred S. Busa informed the meeting that a report, in three parts, on Article 15 was on the back table and invited the members to take a set and study it before the Wednesday meeting. If anyone has any questions, they should be raised before the meeting to either the Town Manager or the Director of Public Works. 8:10 P.M. Margery M. Battin voiced her concern that Article 49 (the Garrity House article) be acted upon tonight in order that the petition to the General Court may be presented before the legislature completes the 1982 session. She added, if the by -law changes (Article 48) are still being discussed at 9:45 P.M., she would then ask that Article 48 be tabled and take up Article 49 at that time. 8:10 P.M. The Moderator stated that the meeting is now open on Article 48. 8:10 P.M. R BY -LAWS REVISIONS Article 48. Louis A. Zehner proposed that the Lexington Board of Selectmen be (Cont.) requested to write to the President of the United States and to point out that for 167 years Canada and America have been at peace and have shared a common 3,000 mile undefended border where use of (See pages force has been ruled out by both parties as a means of settling 115 thru differences and where arbitration and conciliation and restraint 125.) have set an unparalleled example for the world to follow. After enlarging on his subject, Mr. Zehner moved: (See That the town meeting request the Board of Selectmen to explore Pages the possibility of President Reagan attending Lexington's 1983 128 - Patriots Day celebration and that President Reagan be asked to 133 for invite the Premier of Canada as his guest to meet on Lexington's final historic Common, thereto commemorating the 167 years of peace motion as along the joint 3,000 mile undefended border; that concurrently adopted.) the Selectmen ask the Town Manager and his staff to prepare a tentative but realistic budget of costs that would be in excess of budgetted 1983 Patriots Day expenses; that contingent upon acceptance of the invitation by President Reagan and approval of the budget by the Selectmen that the town seek to raise the sum budqetted as special gifts from corporations or institutions. 8 :21 P.M. Mr. Zehner's motion was declared adopted unanimously. 8:22 P.M. Paul Newman, Chairman of the By -Law Committee, proceeded to explain the changes recommended by the committee starting with the change under Article XIX, Section 3. 8:23 P.M. Mr. Newman stated that all changes in Article XXI had been. discussed with and approved by Norman P. Cohen, Town Counsel. 8:25 P.M.