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37 2. Maintenance of highways , parks, and other Town facilities shall be on a minimum basis, the preservation of the present conditions being the only obligation. 3. Every Town Department and official or employee shall use the utmost ingenuity in the accomplishment of his or her task at the lowest possible cost, with the conservation of equipment, time and materials carefully guarded to the smallest item. 4. The careful scrutiny of all expenditures shall be incumbent upon all, to the end that appropriations may be conserved with un- spent funds showing at the end of the year. 5 . The calling of Town Meetings, other than the annual meeting, shall be discouraged unless deemed absolutely essential by the two Boards . 6. To the end that funds may be available for real emergencies, or for the stabilization of the tax rate, transfers from Reserves (Excess & Deficiency Account) shall be carefully scrutinized and denied except on these grounds, or for valid reasons . 7. The raising offmds by bonds or notes of the Town, excepting notes issued in anticipation of taxes, shall be denied to the end that our debt situation may be strong at the close of the war. February, 1942, Carried Unanimously 11:05 P.M. Article 35, VOTED: That the Selectmen be authorized to acquire by purchase an easement for surface drainage, drains and drainage rights adjoining Watertown Street and the Con- cord Turnpike substantially as shown on a plan entitled, "Section 1 of Lexington Country Club Estates, dated October 23, 1940. Albert A. Miller, C . E. and recorded with Eiddlesex South District Deeds, Book 6500, page 550 and a plan of proposed easement for drain from Watertown Street to Briggs Road, Lexington, Massachusetts, dated Januar- 20, 1942, John T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer, " and for that purpose the sum of " 500.00 be appropriated, said sum to be transferred from the Drainage Construction Account . Carried Unanimously 11:06 P.M. Article 36. VOTED: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum 4'50.00 for the erection of a temporary structure to contain the names of those Lexington citizens serving with the armed forces of the United States of America, said structure to be placed at some conspicuous public place, the location to be selected by the Board of Selectmen. Motion presented by Charles McCormick offering amendment to read not to exceed ga ). Amendment as presented voted upon and declared lost 11:09 P.M. Main motion as presented declared carried 11:09 P.M. Article 2. fhV -7k.: T2xxZuttxkhaxRnemmxt*ItsxeluRRxig.x22g"ftRilizA W-Z-Mx -§-15- 3T-§Z):-:Mat,tqfixxhuwtzrAigXt);_x_szazixttrzatxtise Selectman, Archibald R. Giroux, explains account of a drive being made by the ssachusetts Salvage Committee , and upon the suggestion of the American Legion Post #38 the old war cannon located at Tower Park be turned in as junk. Selectman Giroux states Mrs . Hallie C. Blake had been consulted and was agreeable for such a transaction, and account of such action or permission having been given by the Board of Selectmen previous to this Town Meeting, he was asking for the approval of the Town Meeting for the action taken. Also, Sel- ectman Giroux announces that the cannon was sold at auction on Sunday, March 22, 1942 for the amount of 425 .00 which was to be turned in to the Town Treasury. The approval of the above action by the Selectmen vas unanimous , 9:22 P.M.