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IN FIRST ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 20, 1939' Talled to order by the Moderator, Robert H. Holt, at 8:10 P.M. There were 181 Town Meeting Members present. The Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, read the Warrant, until upon motion of Selectman_ Errol H. Locke, it was voted, further reading of Warrant be waived. Unanimous. ' The Town Clerk then read the Constable's Return of the Warrant for the Meeting. Selectman Archibald R. Giroux asked permission to present a resolution concernin Senator Joseph R. Cotton, which was granted, and read-as follows RESOLUTION WHEREAS, at a time when the right of people to select their own rulers and to be governed according to their own desires is being seriously impaired in many parts of the world, it is well for us, the Citizens of Lexington, to pause in the transaction of our own affairs and give some consideration to the benefits which we enjoy from the perpetuation in this country of that freedom to which the very soil of our Town was dedicated by the first blood shed for freedom- on this continent; and WHEAS, the survival of government with the consent of the governed has guaranteed to every citizen the right to express himself on any question of public policy without fear of personal harm and with the confidence of respect of his neighbors however they may differ in their own opinions; and WHEREAS, in this process it has been the privilege of this Town to have its townsman JOSEPH R. COTTON elected for six terms to the Massachusetts Senate, and it is with a great sense of pride that this Meeting records the fact that Senator Cotton has been selected by the Senate to preside over its deliberations; NOW, THEREFORE, be it -- R E S 0 L V E D that we, the Citizens of Lexington in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in Town Meeting assembled, here- by express our congratulations to our fellow townsman JOSEPH R. COTTON upon his election as President of the Massachusetts Senate, and by this Resolution express our concurrence in the confidence thus expressed in his sagacity, judicious wisdom and qualities of leadership which have marked his progress from Moderator and Selectman of this Town to the high office in the Commonwealth which he ,now holds. Said resolution, as presented, adopted unanimously at 8:14 P.M. Robert C. Merriam., Chairman of the Appropriation Committee under Article 2 presents Report of the Appropriation Committee, , which was voted to be accepted and placed on file. Carried Unanimously 8:15 P.M. Unless otherwise noted, the following articles were presented by Archibald R. Gi roux, • Chairman_ of the Board of Selectmen. Article a.. VOTED: That a committee of three be appointed to have charge of the lectures under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E. Cary for the current year. Carried Unanimously 8;15 p.m. Article 3. VOTED: That this article be indefinitely postponed. Zarried Unanimously 8.16 P.m.