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290 Arvid CD ADJOURNED TOWN IiELTIN G APRIL 15, 1929 . The adjourned town meeting was called to order at 7 : 37 P . M . by Mod _gator Robert H . Holt . Art . 23 . On motion of Mr . Theodore ke Custance Article 23 was taken up . Under this article ter . Edward Wood of the Cemetery Commissioners offered a motion "that $1 , 000 . be appropriated and assessed to construct a fence around Colonial Cemetery . " Upon investigation the Moderator found that the Appropriation Committee had not passed upon this appro- priation . He therefor ruled that no vote involving this expenditure of money could be acted upon until the Appropriation Committee have passed upon it . Mr . Edward Wood then withdrew his motion . Art . 12 . Under this article on motion of Mr . Theodore A . Custance the following was passed unanimously at 7 : 50 P . M . "Voted That the sum of $13 , 000 . be appropriated and assessed to construct Walth? m Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Marrett Road , the work to be done in conjunction with the State and County, and further voted that any unexpended balance after completion of this construction be used for other Highway construction . " Art . 11 . Under this article on motion of Mr . Theodore A . Custance the following vote was passed unanimously at 7 : 53 P . M . "Voted That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to install water mains , not less than 6 " in size , in the following streets , subject to the usual guarantee : Watson Road , Robbins Road , Shade Street , Cary Avenue , Ivan Street , and Eldred Street ; and for the pur- pose of constructing these mains , the sum of $30 , 000 . • be appropriated for Water Construction Account , and that for this purpose , the Town Treasurer be and hereby is authorized to sell , under the direction of and with the approval of the Board of Selectmen , bonds or notes of the Town bearing interest at a rate not to exceed 5% per annum, issued and payable in accordance with the law . " Art . 11 . Under this article Mr . Theodore A . Custance offered the following motion which was passed by a rising vote of the meeting , 150 in the affirmative and 1 in the negative, the vote being passed at 8 P . M . " Voted That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to carry out a part of the program recommended by Metcalf & Eddy , Engineers , insofar as it relates to the extension of water mains in the Town and that for this Curpose the sum of $50 , 000 . be appropriated for Water onstruction Account and that the Town Treasurer be and hereby is authori&ed to sell , under the direction of and with the aoproval of the Board of Selectmen , bonds or notes of the Town bearing interest at a rate not tb * 'exceed 5% 'per annum issued and payable in accordance with the law . "