2930 Warrant for a Town Meeting on March 16, 1891

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Warrant for a Town Meeting, March 16, 18914 To William A Foster, Constable of Lexington, Greeting. In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, qualified by law to vote in town af- fairs, to assemble at the TOWN HALL, on Monday, the .sixteenth day of March, A. D., 18912 at seven o'clock, A. M., to act on the following articles, namely Art. i. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting. the proceeds of said taxes, or act in any manner xelating Art. 2., T6 choose by ballot the following town officers: thereto. One Town Clerk, three Selectmen, three Overseers of the Art. . 17. To see what measures the Town will adopt in Poor, three Surveyors of Highways, three Assessors, one relation to the collection of Taxes the ensuing year, or act in Treasurer, one Collector of 'faxes, three members of the any manner relating thereto. Board of-Health;two Auditers two-Constables; all--for-one Art-'8.-To see if-the Town-mil-authorize-the Selectmen year; one member of the School Committee, for the term of to draw from any unappropriated money in the treasury for three years; one member of the Cemetery Committee, for the the payment of contingent expenses. term of three years. - Art. 1g. To see if the Town will make an appropriation Art. 3. To see if the Town will vote for or against grant- to construct sidew¢dks with concrete or other materials where in licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, in answer to the abutters will pay one half the expense thereof. the following question: Shall licenses be granted for the Art. 20. To see if the Town will appropriate money for sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town? The vote on the new matting for the Selectmen's rooms. above question shall be by ballot, II Yes"or No." Art. 21. To see what action the Town will take in regard- The election officers will receive votes under Articles z and to the occupancy of a room in the Town Hall building by the 3 on the official ballot prepared by'the Town Clerk. The Lexington Savings Bank. polls will be opened as soon as possible after the organization Art. z2. To see the Town will allow the Lexington of the meeting and shall be kept open until five o'clock, p. m. Historical Society to place the Old Belfry on the Common or on other vacant public grounds. All business under the following articles will be acted on Art. 23. To see if the Town will request the Lexington after one o'clock, p. m. Gas Company to remove the wooden gas pipes'from the pub- Art. 4. To receive the reports of any Boards or Commit- lic streets and replace the same with iron pipes tees of the Town for action thereon. Art. 24. - To see if the Town will buy a watering cart and Art. 5. To see if the Town by vote, will authorize the do any thing towards watering the streets or actin any man- School Committee to grant to its teachers, who have taught ner relating thereto. school eighteen consecutive years, a half year's vacation, with Art. 25. To see if the Town will lay a floor in the hose half pay. room of the Adarps Engine House, or act in any manner re- Art. 6. To see if the Town will unite Main and Monu- lating thereto. ment streets from the Arlington line to the Lincoln line, Art. 26. To see if the Town will make an appropriation to under the name of Lexington avenue. repair Parker street from Monument street to Clark street. Art. 7. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for Art. 27. To see if the Town will sell at auction, on or be the proper observance of Memorial Day. fore the loth of April, i8g1, the old Hancock School House Art. 8. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for lot on Waltham street to be used for one first class dwelling the proper observance of April ig, 18g1, to be expended house, or act in any manner "relating thereto. (The lot con under the direction of a committee of the Lexington Histori- tains about 20,000 feet of land.) cal Society. Art. 28. To see if the Town will authorize the School Art. 9. To see if the Town will accept the list of Jurors Committee to purchase the necessary school furniture for the presented by the Selectmen. new Hancock school house and make an appropriation there- Art. Io. To provide for the support of'the Poor the ensu- for. ing year,. and grant money for the same. Art. 29. To see if the Town will choose an independent Art:-r r To provide for-the support of-the Hib ays the Board of Health for the-term-of--one vear - - ensuing year, and grant money for the same. Art. 30. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen Art. 12. To provide for the support of the Public Schools to construct a lockup for women and alter the present one so the ensuing year, including their several grades, and grant as to conform to the requirements of Chapter 27, Section 32, money for the same. of the Public Statutes. Art. 13. To provide for the support of Street Lamps Art. 31. To see if the Town will make an appropriation the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. for painting the buildings at the Poor Farm. Art. 14. To provide for the support of the .Fire Depart- Art. 32. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- ment the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. men to insure the new barn at the Poor Farm. - - Art. 15. To see if the Town will make the appropriations Art. 33. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for Town expenses the ensuing year, -a.9 submitted by the to remove the ledge on Clark street and grade said street. Selectmen, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 34. To see if the Town will make an appropriation Art. 16. To see if the Town will authorize their Treasu- to reimburse the teachers of Hancock school for property de- rer, under the direction of the Selectmen, to borrow money stroyed by fire, when the building was burned. for any necessary purpose in anticipation of the collection of Art. 35. To choose such other town officers as the law taxes the current year, the same to be repaid directly from I requires. HEREOF FAIL NOT, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands at Lexington, this twenty-eighth day of February, A: D., 1891. WEBSTER SMITH, Selectmen RUFUS W. HOLBROOK, - of GEO. E. MUZZEY, Lexington. A True Copy. Attest Wm. B. FOSTER, Constable of Lexington. The Registrars of Voters will be in session on Thursday,the fifth day of March,from y tog o'clock,P.m.,and on Wednesday,the rith day of March,from 7 to xo o'clock,p.m.,to receive applications for registration,and no name can be placed on the list after the last named date except as provided by law.