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� 3 - Selectmen's Meeting March 8 , 1982 The Board discussed the offer from the Lexington Historical. Society to the torn of four photo murals given to the Society by the Lexington Savings Bank. The four murals depict Locke ' s Mill, Haying on the Common, Captain Phelps House and Stephen Robbins House and range in size from 74 x 123 t 3 2 X 52 inches. They were installed in the Bank. by Teri Worthen in the winter of 1949 - Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the gift o f four photo murals from the Lexington Historical_ Society. The Town Manager will work. with Mr. Whipple for a suitable location. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the minutes of the Selectmen's meeting of February 22. The Board met with the By-Law Committee to discuss its report of February 4 1982. Mfr. Paul Newman, Chairman of the Committee explained that the Com- mittee felt that the proposed changes would bring the Town ' s General By- Laws into conformity with both lair and practice and would improve the By -Laws. He reviewed the changes and explained the rationale of the Com- mitt regarding them. Nor. Politi disagreed with the Committee relative to the proposed change in Article XXv, Section 2 "use of the Battle Green." He stated that the present by -law requires any person or group to cone before the Board of Selectmen for permission. The recommendation of the Committee would alloy use of the Green as long as the use does not "interfere with the safe, convenient and appropriate use thereof or where such act did not disturb the safety of persons or property' He stated that, in his opinion, the provision shifts the approval mechanism to the person who wishes to use the Green. The Board would be inv lv d only after the use commenced or when the potential of the use was discovered, The Board would then be pint in the position of defending its posture in terms of whether the use was appropriate or not and the burden of proof would them be put on the Board of Selectmen. He stated that he felt that all persons wishing to us,e the Green should cone bef ore the Board for permission to do so. He also stated that the Board as a. Board or through a sub-com- mittee should attempt to develop some criteria or guidelines that would be available to the Board and the public so that anyone requesting use of the Green would have an understanding of what criteria they would have to meet in teams of gaining approval. Mr. Newman explained that the Committee's thinking was that the pre- sent by -law prohibits two elderly ladies from playing checkers on the Green* a mother and her children from having a sandwich and a coke on the Green; or a father and his five year old son from throwing a beach ball there etc. He noted that the law is not enforced to that extend, and it shouldn't be and what they tried to do is state the law as it should be enforced or not enforced. He stated that if any behavior is obnoxious to anybody on the Green, then that is in violation of the by -law. He ' stated that actions that are clearly within the sense of any citizen or 'r Le. Hi t S oc. Gif t Minutes By -Law Changes