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450 Article 5. presented by Arthur E. Bryson, Jr. MOTION: That the Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized on behalf of the Town to purchase, take by eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, for street, play- ground and recreational purposes, and other public pur- poses, all or any part of a parcel of land on Adams Street shown as Lot D on a plan entitled "Plan of Lots C, D, & E, Adams Street, Lexington, Mass." dated January 19, 1965, by John J. Carroll, Town Engineer; and to appropriate for- such land acquisition the sum of 59,000.00 and to provide for payment thereof by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. 8:38 P. M. Mr. Bryson shows slides and gives explanation of Article . 9:00 P. M. Mr. Bryson asks- permission for Norman Aben, Traffic Consultant, who has taken a survey on this area, to be allowed to speak from the balcony. Permission given by Moderator. 9:00 P. M. Mr. Aben speaks. 9:03 P. M. Charles E. Parks asks that Mrs. Camille B. Skov be recog- nized. Permission given 9:06 P. M. Mrs. Skov speaks against the Article. 9:11 P. M. John T . Harvell shows slides and speaks against the Article. 9:20 P. M. Richard S. Beal speaks from the balcony against the Article. 9:27 P. M. There were various other speakers speaking for and against this Article. James F. Flynn moves the previous question. Carried by voice vote 9:31 P. M. Mr. Bryson gives summary of Article.9:32 P. M. Standing vote taken on main motion as follows : In Favor Tellers Opposed 27 Stephen T. Russian 14 19 Leon A. Burke, Jr. 39 29 Harold T. Handley 22 18 Robert V. Whitman 14 93 89 Less than the two-thirds required voted in favor, so main motion as presented by Mr. Bryson not adopted. 9:34 P. M. - Roland B. Greeley questions the need of a two-thirds vote. Explanati-on given by the Moderator. 9:34 P. M. Article 6. Presented by Arthur E. Bryson, Jr. - VOTED: That the Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized on behalf of the Town to convey to John W. Castoldi, Inc ., a Massachusetts corporation, a parcel of land, which abuts upon land of said corporation, substantially as shown and marked Parcel A on plan entitled ".Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass .", dated January 14, 1965, Albert A. Miller and Wilbur C. Nylander, Civil Engineers and surveyors, subject to a "Drain Easement 201 Wide" as shown and so marked on said plan, such conveyance to be in consideration of the conveyance by said corporation to the Town of a parcel of land substantially as shown and marked Parcel B on said plan. 9:35 P. M.