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139 Barbara M. Harvell, 131 Burlington Street, town meeting member in Precinct Five, died on July 30, 1969. Christine H. Meyer, 11 Blake Road, was moved up, and has accepted Town Meeting Membership in Precinct Five as of August 5, 3969 filling the vacancy caused by the death of Mrs. Harvell. Margaret F. Rawls, 9 Winthrop Road, resigned as a Town Meeting Member in precinct Four as of August 6, 1969. William L. Potter, 21 Fair Oaks Terrace, was moved up, and has accepted, as of August 11, 1969, Town Meeting Membership in Precinct Four, filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mrs. Rawls. SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD AUGUST 18 1969 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Robert B. Kent, at 8:05 P. M. There were 161 Town Meeting Members present. The Invocation was offered by Rev. John J. Hogan of the Sacred Heart Church. 8:06 P. M. Town Clerk, Mary R. McDonough, read the warrant for the meeting until further reading was waived. 8:07 P. M. The Town Clerk read the Constablets Return. 8:07 P. M. Robert Cataldo, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, asked that the Town Meeting pause briefly to honor the memory of Town Meeting Member, Barbara M. Harvell, who died July 30, 1969. 8:09 P. M. Article 1. Robert M. Gary, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, moves that the Report of the Appropriation Committee be accepted and placed on file. Carried Unanimously 8:10 P. M. Article 2. Presented by Logan Clarke, Jr. M©TION: That the Permanent Building Committee appointed under authority of the vote adopted under Article 73 of the Warrant for• the 1967 Annual Town Meeting be and hereby is authorized on behalf of the Town to retain professional services and prepare preliminary plans, specifications and cost estimates for the construction of a new junior high school building on the parcel of land situated on and off Marrett Road that was acquired for school, playground and other public purposes under the authority of the vote adopted under Article 3 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of June 7, 1965; and that the sum of $25,000.00 be appropriated therefor, and that payment be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. 8:12 P. M. Mr. Clarke explains the need of a new junior high school. 8:18 P. M.