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29 Article 61. Natalie H. Riffin moves that this article be indefinitely postponed. 9:04 P. M. Richard A. Michelson serves notice of reconsideration of Article 56. 9:05 P. M. Article 61. Indefinite postponement of Article 61 declared (Cont.) carried unanimously. 9:07 P. M. Article. 62. Presented by Natalie H. Riffin. -MOTIOl : That the Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized to purchase, take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire for street and recreation purposes a parcel of land between Westview Street and Hartwell Avenue containing 1.61 acres and being shown as Lot 5 on "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated Dec. 16, 1960, by A. A. Miller and W. C. Nylander, recorded in - Nliddlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 9757- End as Plan 157 of 1961; and to raise and appropriate for the acquisition of said land the sum of $5,000.00. 9:08 P. M. Mrs. Riffin states that the Planning Board is unanimously in favor of this article. 9:10 P. M. Frank T. Parrish, Jr. states that the Appropriation Committee is opposed to this article and moves for indefinite postponement. 9:10 P. M. Various speakers. 9:19 P. M. Frank T. Samuel, Jr. moves the previous question which was declared carried unanimously. 9:20 P. M. Voice vote on the motion to indefinitely postpone this article was doubted., so standing vote taken as follows : In Favor Tellers Opposed 28 Paul B. West 7 10 Logan Clarke,-Jr. 25 28 Erik L. Mollo-Christensen 23 20 ,J. S. Was on Whitney 18 86 73 Motion to indefinitelypostponewas declared carried, 9:22 P. M. Margery M. Battin moves to take up Articles 63 and 64 together. Carried Unanimously 9:23 P. M. Articles 63 and 6L.. Pres-ented by Margery M. Battin. Under Articles 63 and 64 ,I move to continue or to revive the Structure of Town Government Committee established under Article 49 of the Warrant for the 1966 Annual Town Meeting, and to recommit to said &ommittee for further study the question of a Selectmen-.Town Manager form of government, said Committee to report to a future Town Meeting, not later than the 1969 Annual-Town Meeting, its findings and recommendations thereon, in- cluding any legislation it desires to recommend to be filed or approved by the Town Meeting in relation thereto. 9:23 P. M. Natalie H. Riffinmakes the following motion: I move to amend the motion. to' refer to committee by adding the following: "And that, in so acting, the meeting adopts the following resolution: "Resolved: that it is the sense of this meeting that the Planing Board should continue to be an elected town board." 9:25 P. M.