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4g4 Article Article 71. Presented by Arthur E. Bryson, Jr. L- 71-1 VOTED: To raise and appropriate the sum of $13,000.00 for consulting planning services to be contracted for by the Planning Board for a study of needs, possibilities and resources of the Lexington central business district. 10:35 P . M. Mr. Bryson reads the Planning Board statement covering Article 71. 10:35 P . M. George Kolovson speaks for the Chamber of Commerce. 10:41 P . M. Main motion carried by voice vote. 10:43 P. M. I 1 Article 38. Presented by Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. VOTED: That the Selectmen be and they hereby are auth- orized to construct an off-street parking area on all or any part of the land situated on Waltham Street that was authorized to be acquired by vote adopted under Article 10 of the Special Town Meeting of November 23, - 1964 and abutting the existing parking area situated between Waltham Street and Muzzey Street; and to raise and appropriate therefor the sum of $7,000.00. Carried Unanimously 10:45 P. M. Article 39. Presented by Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. (See Page MOTION: That the Selectmen be and they hereby are auth- 436 for orized in the name and on behalf of the Town to sell and adopted convey, subject to suchexistingeasements, reserving to motion.) the Town such additional easements and upon such other terms and conditions, as the Selectmen may determine, all or any part or parts of a certain parcel of land on Waltham Street that was acquired in 1955 from Herman B. MacKay and Margaret R. MacKay as a part of the off-street parking area situated between Waltham Street and Muzzey Street, and is no longer needed by the Town; and that the minimum amount to be paid for such conveyance or con- veyances shall' be y $30,000.00; and that the deed or deeds of conveyance shall be in such form as the Selectmen, by their execution thereof, shall approve. 10:46 P. M. Slides shown. 10:48 P. M. General discussion until 10:54 P. M. Douglas T. Ross moves to lay Article 39 on the table. Motion of Mr. Ross carried by voice vote. 10:55 P . M. Article 40. Presented by Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. VOTED: To transfer from the Board of Selectmen to the School Committee for school, playground or recreational purposes, and for all purposes inci-dental thereto, the care, custody, management and control of a part of the land conveyed to the Town by Augustus E. Scott by deed dated March 30, 1915 and recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds Book 3981, Page 109, being that part of said land shown and marked "Land to be Transferred" on a plan entitled "Plan of Land to be Transferred from the Control of the Board of Selectmen to the Control of the School Committee under Article 40 of the March, 1965, Town Meeting", dated January 5, 1965, by John J. Carroll, Town Engineer, the conditions set forth in said deed limiting the use of the land to park and playground purposes having been released to the Town by the Trustees of Tufts College, the successor as residuary legatee and devisee under the will of said Augustus E. Scott of any rights to enforce said conditions, and use of said land for school, playground or recreational