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338 Article 11. Presented by Austin W. Fisher, Jr. VOTED: That the Standing School Building Committee, appointed under authority of the vote adopted under Article 37 of the warrant for the 1957 Annual Town Meeting, be and hereby is authorized on behalf of the Town to retain professional services and prepare final plans and specifications and to obtain bids for alter- ations and additions to the existing senior high school; that the sum of $19,000.00 be appropriated therefor, and payment provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Carried Unanimously 8:52 P. M. Article 12. Presented by Sanborn C. Brown. VOTED: That the Standing School Building Committee, appointed under authority of the vote adopted under Article 37 of the warrant for the 1957 Annual Town. Meeting, be and hereby is authorized on behalf of the Town to retain professional services and prepare pre- liminary plans, specifications and cost estimates for the construction of a new elementary school building on the parcel of land situated on the southwesterly side of Middleby Road that was acquired for school and other public purposes in 1958; and that the sum of $20,000.00 be appropriated therefor, and payment provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Carried Unanimously 8:58 P. M. Article 13. Presented by Levi G. Burnell. VOTED: To accept the provisions of Section 18A of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as inserted by Section 1 of Chapter 409 of the Acts of 1962, which is an Act auth- orizing the commonwealth, the metropolitan district commission, and cities and towns to adopt rules regul- ating the use of ways by pedestrians, and providing for the non-criminal disposition of violations thereof. Carried Unanimously 9:05 P. M. Article 14. Presented by Natalie H. Riffin. Under'Article 14, I move that the town accept as a part of the Zoning by-law of Lexington, Section 8 of Chapter 40A of the General laws". 9:06 P. M. Irving H. Mabee reads the report of the Planning Board. 9:10 P. M. Voice vote not unanimous, so standing vote taken as follows: In Favor Tellers Opposed 0 Frederick E. Tucker 25 1 Donald J. Shaw 37 7 Stephen T. Russian )12 0 Leslie H. York 32 8 136 Motion not adopted. 9:14 P. M. Article 15. VOTED: That the Selectmen be and they hereby are author- ized to sell and convey to the United States of America lots 185 through 189, inclusive, on Hayward Avenue, and lots 178, 179 and 180 on Massachusetts Avenue, on plan of F. W. Coughlin, surveyed by H. A. Hillhouse, C.E. , dated March 1910, now held by the Town under foreclosed tax titles or otherwise and located within the proposed Minute Man Historical Park; that the minimum amount to be paid for such conveyance shall be $1.00; and that the deed shall be in such form as the Selectmen, by their execution thereof, shall approve. Carried Unanimously 9:15 P. M.