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(WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN METING - See Warrant Book) SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD SEP '+ aER 26, 1960 Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Charles E. Ferguson at 8 P. M. Invocation offered by Rev. Homer A. Doak. 8:03 P. M. There were 168 Town Meeting Members present. Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, read the warrant for the meeting until further reading was waived. 8:04 P. M. Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, read the Constable' s Return of the warrant for the meeting. 8:04 P. M. Article 1. The Appropriation Committee Report was presented by J. Harper Blaisdell which was voted to be accepted and placed on file. 8:04 P. M. Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. presents report of the School Street School Building Committee which was voted to be accepted, placed on file and the committee discharged. 8:05 P. M. Article 2. VOTED: That for the purpose of establishing an off- street parking area and access thereto, the Selectmen be Presented and hereby are authorized on behalf of the Town to by acquire by purchase, by eminent domain or otherwise, or Ruth by lease, a parcel of land containing about 23,200 Morey, square feet abutting upon the land situated on Meriam Chairman, Street which the Selectmen were authorized to acquire Board for such purpose by the vote adopted under Article 48 of of the Warrant for the 1960 Annual Town Meeting, such Selectmen additional parcel being shown on plan entitled aLand In Lexington, Mass. Boston and Maine_Railroad To The Town Of Lexington", dated July 1960, J. F. Kerwin Assistant Chief Engineer, a copy of which is on file in the office of. the Town Clerk, and also to acquire a right of way to provide access to said parcel from Depot Square; and to appropriate the -stun, of $22,700.00, which sum is to be used, in conjunction with and in J addition to the $25,000.00 appropriated in the vote adopted under said Article 48, for the acquisition of the land described in said vote and the additional land and interest in land herein described, and to provide for payment by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Levi G. Burnell states that Planning Board is unanimously in favor of this article. -8:14 P. M. " Amendment offered by Gardner C. Ferguson as follows: "Mr. Moderator, I move to amend the motion by striking it out and substituting in place thereof the following: That for the purpose of establishing an off-street parking area and access thereto, the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized on behalf of the Town to acquire by purchase, by eminent domain or otherwise, or by lease, a parcel of land containing about 23,200 square feet abutting upon the land situated on Meriam Street which the Sel- ectmen were authorized to acquire for such purpose by the vote adopted under Article8 4 of the Warrant for the 1960 Annual Town Meeting, such additional parcel being shown on plan entitled""Land In Lexington, Mass. Boston and Maine Railroad To The Town Of Lexington", dated July 1960, J. F. Kerwin Assistant Chief Engineer, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Town Clerk; and to appropriate therefor the sum of $4,700.00 and to provide for payment by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. 8:15 P. M.