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(See warrant Book - rage 417 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 16, 1953 Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Charles E. Ferguson. 8 :09 P. M. There were 194 Town Meeting Members present. Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, read the warrant for the meeting until further reading was waived upon a motion made. 8:09 P. M. James J. Carroll, Town Clerk, read the Constable' s Return. 8 :09 P. M.All articles presented by Donald E. Nickerson unless otherwise noted. - Article 2. Raymond W. James, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, presented report of the Appropriation Committee which was voted to be accepted and placed on file. 8 :10 P. N. Robert W. hunter, Chairman of the Elementary School Facilities Committee, presented the report of the committee which was voted to be accepted and placed on 8 :11 P. M. Martin A. Gilman, Chairman of the Youth Study Commission, presented report as report of progress which was voted to be accepted, placed on file and the committee continued. 8:15 P. M. Lewis L. Hoyt, Chairman of the Town Office Building Comm- ittee, presented committee report which was voted to be accepted, placed on file and the committee discharged. 8 :16 P. li. Donald K. Irwin presented report of the Building and Plumbing By-laws Study Committee as a report of progress which was voted to be accepted, placed on file and that the Committee be continued and be enlarged by the appoint- ment of two additional members by the Moderator. 8 :18 P.M. Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman, presented report of the Capital Expenditures Committee which was voted to be accepted, placed on file and the committee discharged. 8 :19 P. M. Walter E. Sands presents the following vote: Voted that a committee of five Town Meeting members be appointed by the Moderator, Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, to prepare and present to the Town Meeting members at the next annual town meeting a Town Manager plan for Lexington. Carried Unanimously 8 :20 P. M. Wilbur M. Jaquith presents the following vote: Moved: `lomat the kloderator be and hereby is authorized and directed to appoint a committee of five registered voters of the Town, to be known as the Capital Expenditures Committee, to make a thorough study of the capital expend- iture projects that may be required by the Town within the five year period of 1954 to 1958 inclusive and to file a report at the next annual. Town Meeting setting forth al such projects together with ‘the Committee's recommendations as to the projects that should be undertaken within the five year period and the year in which each recommended project should be started.