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430 <br /> Article 2. Raymond W. James presents the approval of the Approp- orf <br /> Cont. riation Committee of the appropriation for the above -vote. <br /> 8:20 P. M. <br /> Vote as presented by Raymond W. James Carried Unanimously. <br /> 8:20 P. N. <br /> Article 34. Presented by Haskell W. Reed. - <br /> VOTED: To establish as a town way, and accept the lay- <br /> out of as a town way a certain strip of land including <br /> Edison Way and extending from Edison Way to Depot Park, <br /> a total of approximately 840 feet, as laid out by the <br /> Selectmen under the Betterment Act and shown upon a plan <br /> on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January <br /> 30, 1953, and shown also on a plan on file in the office <br /> of the Town Clerk dated January 8, 1951, and to take by <br /> eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, <br /> easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; <br /> and to appropriate for the acquisition of said land and <br /> for the construction of said way the sum of 415,000 and <br /> to provide for payment thereof by a transfer from the <br /> Excess and Deficiency Account. <br /> Standing vote taken as follows : <br /> In Favor Tellers Opposed <br /> ' 41 Winfield S. Caouette 0 <br /> 101 - Woodruff M. Brodhead 0 <br /> Milton F. Hodgdon 0 <br /> 177 0 <br /> Carried Unanimously 8:27 P. M. <br /> Article 35. Presented by Haskell W. Reed. <br /> VOTED: That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized <br /> on behalf of the Town to acquire by purchase, or by <br /> eminent domain or otherwise, or by lease, land or <br /> interests therein in the rear of the premises numbered <br /> 1709 to 1751 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, or a y <br /> part thereof, for the purpose of establishing an off- <br /> street parking area; and 'to appropriate for such land <br /> acquisition and lease and for construction and operation <br /> of the parking area and facilities the sum of 415,000.00 <br /> and to 'provide for -payment thereof by a transfer of said <br /> sum from the Parking Meter Account. <br /> Carried Unanimously 8:30 P. M. <br /> Article 40. Alan G. Adams presents the following: <br /> VOTED: To amend the Zoning By-Law so as to change certain <br /> land from an R 1 District to a C 1 District by adding in <br /> Section 4. (c) C 1 - Local business districts, the <br /> following new paragraph: <br /> A district on the southeasterly side of Waltham Street <br /> beginning at the point of intersection of the southerly <br /> sideline of vine Brook Road and the easterly sideline <br /> of Waltham atreet, thence running southerly along said <br /> easterly sideline of Waltham Street a distance of 471 <br /> feet plus ar minus to a point; said point being the <br /> intersection of the easterly sideline of Waltham Street <br /> and the northerly sideline of the vine Brook easement, <br /> so called, thence turning and running easterly along <br /> said northerly sideline of the Vine Brook easement a <br /> distance of 247.53 feet to a point; thence turning and <br /> running northeasterly along land now or formerly of <br /> Ryder 183 feet plus or minus to a point; thence turning <br /> and running westerly along land now or formerly of J. <br /> Joseph and Anne T. Hurley, 14 feet plus or minus to a <br /> point; thence turning and running northeasterly along <br /> land now or formerly of J. Joseph and Anne T. Hurley, <br /> 75 feet plus or minus to a point; thence turning and <br /> running in a northwesterly direction along land now or <br />