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' res Article 14. Mr. Bryson read excerpts of a letter from Mr. Hunter, L717 (COnt. ) State Department of Public Works, stating thathe would rather not have the street enter into Marrett %,' Road. 10:12 P. M. Charles G. Esterberg, Jr. speaks against the Article . 10:18 P. M. Various speakers spoke for and against the Article. 10:19 P. M. - 10:48 P. M. Richard H. ,Soule moves the previous question. Carried unanimously 10:48 P. M. Mr. Cole .yields his 10 minutes to Mr. Bryson. 10:50 P.M. Main motion declared lostby voice vote. 10:50 P. M. Robert E. Meyer questions the necessity of a two-thirds vote. Explanation given by the Moderator. Mr. Bryson doubts the vote. 10:50 P. M. Over 20 Town Meeting Members doubted the vote so standing vote taken as follows : In Favor Tellers Opposed 19 Stephen T . Russian 14 15 Leon _. Burke, Jr. 28 20 Harold T. Handley 32 15 Robert V. Whitman 13 69 87 Motion as presented by Mr. Cole not adopted. 10:54 P. M. Article 15. Presented by Allan Greens MOTION: To -amend the General By-Laws of the Town by substituting therefor General By-Laws as prepared and recommended by the General By-Laws Committee acting under the provisions of the vote adopted under Article 31 of the Warrant for the 1963 Annual Town Meeting, a copy of which General By-Laws entitled "General By-Laws of the Town of Lexington" and dated 1965, is on file in the office of the Town Clerk, as modified by the addenda of summary correction sheets dated 1965 copies of which are on file in the office of the Town Clerk and which have heretofore been mailed to all Town Meeting Members with the exception of the following named items which are hereby deleted from the said Addenda: Items 6, 7, 9 and 10 on Page 2. Items 2 through 7 inclusive and items 13 and 14 on Page 3. Item 1 on Page 4. 10:55 P. M. Mr. Green gives explanation. 11:07 P. M. Alan G. Adams makes the following motion: I move that the matter of the amendment of the General By-Laws be referred back to the Committee, to make a further study of the General By-Laws of the Town, prepare a revision thereof and report its recommen» dations thereon at a subsequent Town Meeting. 11:12 P. M. Kingston L. Howard moves the previous question. Lost by voice vote. 11:14 P. M.