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(See Warrant Book - Page 247 <br /> SPECIAL TOWN MEETING <br /> HELD OCTOBER 18, 1948 <br /> There were 149 Town Meeting Members present . <br /> The meeting was called to order at 8:03 F. M. by the Town Clerk , <br /> James J. Carroll , account the Moderator , Robert H. Holt , being absent . <br /> Nominations were made from the floor and Errol H. Locke was duly . <br /> elected Moderator pro-tem for the meeting. 8:04 P. M. <br /> 7-- The Town Clerk read the Warrant until further reading was duly <br /> voted to be suspended. 8:04 P. M. <br /> Officers Return of the Warrant read by the Town Clerk. 8:05 P.M. <br /> The various articles for the meeting were presented by George W. <br /> Emery unless otherwise noted. <br /> Article 1. Harvey F. Winlock, Chairman of the Appropriation Comm- <br /> ittee , presented Report of the Appropriation Committee <br /> which was duly voted tobe accepted and placed on file . <br /> 8:05 P. M. <br /> Article 2. VOTED : That the sum of 48,000 .00 be appropriated for <br /> Old Age Assistance - -Aid and Expenses, for the balance <br /> of the year 1948; this money to be provided by a transfer <br /> from the Excess and Deficiency Account . <br /> Carried Unanimously 8:06 P. M. <br /> Article 3 . VOTED : That the sum of $6,000.00 be appropriated for <br /> Public Welfare - Aid and Expenses, for the balance:of <br /> the year 1948 ; this money to be provided by a transfer <br /> from the Excess and Deficiency Account . <br /> Carried Unanimously 8:07 P. M. <br /> Article 4, VOTED : That the sum of 45, 500.00 be appropriated for <br /> the Highway Department Road Machinery Account , for the <br /> balance of the year 1948 ; this money to be provided by <br /> a transfer from the Road Machinery Fund. <br /> Carried Unanimously 8:08 P. M. <br /> Article 5, VOTED: That the Town accept Chapter 341 of the Acts of <br /> 1948, authorizing the Town to expend a sum not exceeding <br /> $10,000.00 for alterations and improvements on Buckman <br /> Tavern, <br /> Carried Unanimously 8:09 P. M. <br /> Article 6. Presented by William Roger Greeley. <br /> VOTED : That the sum of 410000.00 be appropriated for <br /> alterations and improvements on Buckman Tavern, under <br /> Chapter 341 of the Acts of 1948, and to provide for <br /> payment therefor by a transfer from the Excess and <br /> Deficiency Account, <br /> Carried 8:15 . P. M. <br /> Article 7, VOTED: That the sum of $45 ,000.00 be appropriated as a <br /> supplementary appropriation to be used in conjunction <br /> with money already appropriated for the construction of <br /> sanitary sewers in that part of Lexington known as the <br /> North Branch Vine Brook as shown on a set of plans in the <br /> office of the Town 1Lngineer, and to provide fcr the payment <br /> therefor by the issuance of bonds or notes of the Town in <br /> the amount of 445,000.00 and that the Town Treasurer, with <br /> the approval of the Selectmen , be and he hereby is auth- <br /> orized to borrow the sum of $45,000.00 and to issue bonds <br /> or notes of the Town payable in accordance with the prov- <br /> isions of General Laws, Chapter 44, within a period not <br /> exceeding ten years. <br />
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