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Article 9. 2. A parcel of land situated on Burlington Street be- (Cont. ) lieved to be owned by Robert S. Ives and Anne Ives and shown on the aforesaid plan as Lot C. 3. A parcel of land abutting on and situated north- easterly of the aforesaid Lots D and C and believed to be owned by John H. Millican. and that the unexpended balance of the sum of $65,000.00 appropriated for acquisition of land for school and playground purposes in the vote adopted under Article 17 of the warrant for the Special Town Meeting held on November 19, 1956 be and hereby is made available for such land acquisition. Carried Unanimously 8:45 P. M. Article 10. VOTED: To accept grants for educational purposes from the Ford Foundation in the amount of $40,000.00 and from Presented the A.D.L. Foundation in the amount of $10,000.00, and by any additional amounts that may be donated by said Mildred Foundations, and to authorize the School Committee to B. expend all such sums for such purposes. Marek Carried Unanimously 8:49 P. M. Article 11. Presented by Raymond W. James. VOTED: That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to purchase in the name of the Town the eight voting machines now held under lease and that the sum of $11,160.00 be appropriated therefor, and that they be and hereby are further authorized to lease sixteen additional voting machines and that in addition to money already appropriated, the sum of $1,640.00 be approp- riated for Selectmenis Department- Elections, for the balance of the year 1957, and that said sums be provided by transfers from the .Excess and Deficiency Account. Carried Unanimously 8:51 P. M. Article 12. Presented by William E. Maloney. VOTFn: That the sum of $4,100.00 be and hereby is app- ropriated as a supplementary appropriation to be used in conjunction with and in addition to the sum of $281,000.00 already appropriated under Article 30 of the warrant for the 1956 Annual Town Meeting for the con- struction, original equipping and furnishing of an additional town office building, and that payment be provided by the transfer of $4,100.00 from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Carried Unanimously 8:54 P. M. Article 13. Presented by Thomas S. Grindle. VOTED: 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 a plan entitled "Land of Albert H. Burnham at Lexington's dated May, 1928, E. P. Cutter, C. E. , recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 415 as Plan 32, and that the sum of $5,000.00 be appropr- iated therefor and be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. 9 P. M. Norman J. Richards of the Appropriation Committee states Appropriation Committee not in favor. Leland H. Emery moves to "lay on table" which was declared lost by voice vote. 9:01 P. M. Discussion by various speakers. A. Edward Rowse moves for indefinite postponement. 9:23 P. M.