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Pon A meeting of the Boar of Selectmen was held on Wednesday, May 16, 1984 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, at 7:04 p.m. Chair man Batt in, Mr.. Sacco, Mr. McLaughlin., Mr. Marshall, Mr. Eddison; Mr. Hutch- inson, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel, Miss Adler , Assistant to the Town Manager and Mrs Snow, Executive Clerk, were present. SELECTMEN'S MEETING � May 16, 1984 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was vo -ted to approve the 1 -day Auct. application of Cosmo Ciccarello, for one --day Auctioneer License to hold License an auction at the Lexington Montessori School on June 2, 1984. Ciccarello Upon motion du made and seconded, it was voted to approve the 1 -day Auc t . application of Hossein Tora.bza.deh, for one -day Auctioneer License to License hold an auction at the Lexington Armory, on behalf of St. Nicholas Church. Torab zadeh Upon motion du made and seconded, it was voted to approve the app- -- 1 -day Liquor licat ions for one -day Liquor Licenses of the Armenian Sisters Academy on License June 16, 1984, and of W. R. Grace, Recreation Association on May 24, 1984. W. R. Grace The Board reviewed the report of the Safety Advisory . Comm- ittee on the traffic concerns of Janet . Bonner, her request for installa- tion of "Slow-Children" signs on Winthrop Road and for lowering of the speed limit. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was Voted to approve the in- stallation of "Caution -- Children" signs on Winthrop Road, near Waltham Street and Highland Avenue, and to request increased enforcement by the Lexington Police Department . of the existing 30 .mph speed limit. Ms. Bonner will be informed of the Committee's findings that it will not be possible to lower the speed limit to 20 mph, as she had requested, traffic conditions at that location do not meet standards of the Massachusetts D.P.W. and -the Registrar of Motor Vehicles for that speed. Ms. Bonner will also be advised that if she chooses to petition for sidewalk construction on the southerly side of Winthrop Road, consideration will be given that project in the FY '86 budget. Mrs. Battin noted a request from the Town of Wayland for Lexington support regarding efforts being made in the Legislature for distribution of additional State aid to every community in the amount of $35 per public school student.. The Board concurred with the recommendations of the Town Manager that the matter. be dealt with bythe Legislature and that Lexington abstain from comment. Bonner, Winthrop Rd. T.S.A.C.Rept, Wayland Legislation for State Ai( Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the trans- Transfer f er from the Reserve Fund, in the amount ' of $2,000, to Metered Mail Account Metered Mail #2940, due to increase in overall mailing costs in FY '840