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52O Article 30. Presented by George P. Wadsworth. nrj VOTED: That the School Committee be and hereby is auth- orized, to retain expert assistance and make a survey of the junior high school program of study, facilities and building needs in the Town, and, that the sum of 43,500.00 be raised and appropriated therefor. Amendment offered by Gardner C. Ferguson as follows : I move that item Jr. High School Survey be amended by striking out the figure 43,500.00 and inserting in place thereof the figure 4500.00. Amendment declared carried by voice vote. 9:11 P. M. Decision doubted. Standing vote taken as follows : In Favor Tellers Opposed 15. . Alan G. Adams 22 54 Murray G. Dearborn 43 George H. Anker 92 84 Carried 9:13 P. M. Amendment adopted. 9:15 P. M. Article 31. Presented by Haskell W. Reed. VOTED: That the Selectmen be and, hereby are authorized on behalf of the Town to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherT;rise acquire for school and playground purposes a parcel of land, together with any rights of way or other rights appurtenant or approptqate thereto, believed to belong to Henning W. Swenson, said parcel being situated on Stedman Road in 1,exington, adjacent to the Franklin. School lot, and being bounded and described as follows : Beginning at a point in the easterly sideline of Stedman Road, said point being the southwesterly corner of the Franklin School lot, thence South 86° 43' 50" East, dis- tant approximately 585 feet to a point; thence North 31° 16' 10" East, distant approximately 170 feet to a point ; thence North 86° 43 ' 50" West, distant approximately 377.11 feet to a point ; thence South 62° 39 ' 30" West, distant approximately 339 feet to the point of beginning, and containing 1.66 acres more or less, all as shown on a plan entitled "Plan Showing Proposed Addition to Frank- lin School Lot, Lexington, mass . , Scale 1 in. = 100 ft. , Mar. 16, 1955 , William A. Burns, Town Engineer" , a copy of which is on file in the office of the Town Engineer; and that the sum of 41,500,00 be appropriated therefor and be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Carried Unanimously 9 :20 P. N. Article 32. Presented by Haskell W. Reed. VOTED: To raise and appropriate the sum of 45,989.00 for the purchase by or with the approval of the Selectmen of equipment for the Shade Tree Division of the Department of Public Works. Amendment Presented by Gardner C. Ferguson as follows : I move that item Shade Tree New Equipment be amended by striking out the figure 45,989.00 and inserting in place thereof the figure 42,789.00. Amendment declared lost. 9:25 P. M, Decision doubted. Standing vote taken as follows : _ .