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519 Article 27. VOTED: That the Selectmen be and hereby are author- ized to sell- and convey- at any time on or before March 2, 1956, the land on Meriam Street known as the Old Fire Station Site, upon such terms and conditions as they deem proper; said land being described as follows : Beginning at a stone bound on the southeasterly side line of eieriam Street at the property now or formerly of Henry P. Boutelle; thence running northeasterly along Heriam Street a distance of 42. 90 feet to a stone bound; thence turning at an angle of 90° 00' and running southeasterly by land now or formerly of Henry P. Boutelle a distance of 79.56 feet to a stone bound; thence turning at an angle to 90° 20' 30" and running southwesterly by land now or formerly of Henry . P. Boutelle a distance of 42.68 feet to a point; thence turning at an angle of 89° 49' 30" and running north- westerly by land now or formerly of Henry P. Boutelle a distance of 79.73 feet to the point of beginning; and containing 3,407 plus or minus square feet. Carried Unanimously 8:42 P. M. Article 28. VOTED: To authorize the Planning Board to obtain options for land or rights therein that it desires to recommend be acquired by- the Town as locations for future streets; that the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized on be- half of the Town to acquire by purchase, by eminent domain or otherwise, such land or rights therein as are or may be included in options obtained by the planning Board; and that funds already appropriated for such pur- poses be available therefor. Carried Unanimously 8 :45 P. M. Article 29. Presented by Mrs. Ruth Morey. VOTED: That the High School Building Addition Committee, appointed under the authority of the vote adopted under Article 3 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting held on November 22, 1954, be and hereby is authorized on behalf of the Town to retain architectural services and obtain final plans and specifications for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of additions to the new High School building, consisting of a shop wing, an auditorium and new classrooms; to obtain bids and to enter into a contract or contracts for such construction, original equipping and furnishing, and to -supervise the carrying on of the work; and that the sum of 4889,000.00 be end hereby is appropriated for such construction, original equipping and furnishing, and that payment be - provided by the raising of 4114,000.00 in the current tax levy and by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town for the balance of 47?5,000.00; and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is auth- orized to borrow the sum of 4775,000.00 under the auth- ority of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, to be pay- able in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, as amended, within a period of twenty years. Carried Unanimously 9 :03 P. M. VOTED: That in connection with the construction of a shop wing addition to the new -High School building, as provided in the preceding vote adopted under this Article, said High School Building Addition Committee be and hereby is authorized on behalf of the Town to retain architectural services and obtain plans and specifications for altering, equipping and furnishing, for its originally designed school purposes, that portion_ of the present building that is now being used temporarily for shop purposes; to obtain bids and to enter into a contract or contracts for such alteration, equipping and furnishing, and to supervise the carrying on of the work; and that the sum of 436,000.00 be raised and appropriated therefor, Carried Unanimously 9:06 P. M.