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533(See Warrant Book - Page SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD JUNE 20, 1955 Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Charles E. Ferguson. 8:08 P. M, Invocation offered by Hey. F. J. Murphy. There were 157 Town Meeting Members present. Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, read the warrant for the meeting until further reading was voted to waived. Town Clerk read the Constable' s Aeturn for the meeting. 8 :10 P.M. Article 1, Donald T. Clark, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, presented report of the Appropriation Committee which was voted to be accepted and placed on file. 8 :11 P. Me Article 2. Presented by Leon W. Eateman, Chairman, Board of Selectmen. VOTED: To establish as a town way, and accept the alter- ation, relocation and layout of as a town way, School street, northeasterly a distance of approximately 2400 feet from Marrett Head at Lincoln Street to massachusetts Avenue as altered, relocated and laid out by the Select- men and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town' Clerk, dated march 21, 1955, and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, and to appropriate for the construction of said street and for land acquisition the sum of 48,000 and to provide for payment thereof by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Carried Unanimously 8 :15 P. M. Article 3. Presented by Leon W. Bateman. VOTED: That the Selectmen be and they hereby are author- ized to construct concrete, bituminous concrete or other sidewalk in School Street subject to the assessment upon abutting estates of one-half of the cost, and to approp- riate the sum of 45,000 for such construction and to provide for payment thereof by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Carried Unanimously 8 :16 P. M. Article 5. Leon W. Bateman states, if no objection, that Article 5 would be presented. There were no objections from the Town Meeting members present. 8 :16 P. M. VOTED: That 02,000 be appropriated for the purchase of one additional cruising car for the Police Department and be provided by transfer from the Excess and Defic- iency Account . Carried by voice vote. 8:24 P. N. Article .6. VOTED: That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized on behalf of the Town to acquire by purchase or by eminent domain or otherwise, or by lease not to exceed five years, land or interests therein situated north- westerly of Waltham Street, southweSterly of Massachusetts • Avenue and southeasterly of Muzzey Street, and being any portion or portions or all of the parcels numbered 1 to 45 inclusive Waltham Street, 1752 to 1778 inclusive Mass- achusetts Avenue, and 6 to 16 inclusive Muzzey Street, and, unnumbered parcels adjacent thereto, or any of them, for the purpose of establishing an off-street parking area with access thereto; and to appropriate for acquis- ition of the land the amount of 465, 000 and provide for payment thereof by the transfer of 415,000 from the Parking Meter Account and by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town for the balance of 450,000; and to appropriate for the construction of the parking area the sum of 420,000 and provide for payment thereof by the issue of