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47 (FOR WARRANT - SEE WARRANT BOOK) SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD JUNE 3, 1968 The meeting called to order by the Moderator, Robert B. Kent, at 8:06 P. M. There were 191 Town Meeting Members present. Invocation offered by Rev. Floyd J. Taylor, First Parish Church. 8:07 P. M. Town Clerk, Mary R. McDonough, read the Warrant for the meeting until further reading z g w as waived. 8:10 P. M. The Town Clerk read the Constables Return of the Warrant. 8:10 P. M. Article 1. Donald R. Grant moves that the Report of the Appropriation Committee be accepted and placed on file. Carried Unanimously 8:10 P. M. Jack L. Mitchell moves that the Report of the Capital Expenditures Committee be accepted and placed on file, Carried Unanimously 8:11 P. M. Margery M. Battin moves that the Report of the Structure of Town .Government Committee be accepted and placed on file. Carried Unanimously 8:11 P. M. Article 2. Presented by Robert Cataldo. MOTION: To raise and appropriate the additional sum of $17,004.00 for Engineering-Personal Services for the year 1968. 8:12 P. M. Donald R. Grant moves to amend the pending motion by striking out the figure of $17,000 ,and substituting in place hereof 'the figure of $11,000. 8:17 P. M. Amendment, as presented by Mr. Grant, declared carried by voice vote. 8:25 P. M. Main motion, as amended: MOTION: To raise and appropriate the additional sum of $11,000.00 for Engineering-Personal Services for the year 1968, Main motion, as amended, declared carried by voice vote. 8:25 P. M. Article 3. Presented by,Margery M. Battin. MOTION: To instruct the Selectmen to,petition the General Court for the enactment of legislation authorizing the - establishm.ent of a Selectmen-Town Manager form of govern- ment in the Town of Lexington in accordance with the proposed legislation prepared and submitted by the Structure of^Town Government Committee, a copy of such proposed legislation dated June 1968 being on file in the office of the Town Clerk, with the following changes: 1. Addition of the word "town" between the words "annual" and "meeting" in the third line of Section 19. 2. Substitution of the words "except as provided in (a) , (6), (c) and (d) above" for the words "except as provided in (b) and (c ) above" in Section 2(e).