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Chapter 26.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-nine
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON TO BORROW ADDITIONAL
MONEY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES AND EXTENDING THE TIME WITHIN WHICH SAID
MONEY MAY BE BORROWED.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in
General Court assenbledt and by the authority of the same , as follows :
SECTION 1. Chapter 186 of the acts of 1947 is hereby amended by
striking out section 1 and inserting in place thereof the following
section:- Section 1. For the purposes of acquiring land for and
constructing one or 'more school buildings , or constructing additions
to existing school buildings, and of originally equipping and furn-
ishing the same , the town of Lexington may borrow from time to time ,
within a period of six years from the passage of this act , such sums
as may be necessary, not exceeding , in the aggregate , three million
dollars , and may issue bonds or notes therefor , which shall bear on
their face the words , Lexington School Building Loan, Act of 1947.
Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan, and such
loans shall be paid in not more than twenty years from their dates.
Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be in excess of the statu-
tory limit , but shall , except as herein provided , be subject to chap-
ter forty-four of the General Laws, including the limitation contained
in the first paragraph of section seven thereof. SECTION 2. This
act shall take effect upon its passage.
House of Representatives , February 24,1949.
Passed to be enacted , Thomas P. O'Neill,Jr. Speaker.
In Senate , February 25, 1949•
Passed to be enacted ,Chester A.Dolan,Jr.President.
February 28 , 1949.
Approved , at 5 o' clock and 50 minutes , P. M.
Paul A. Dever
Governor.
Chapter 1$.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-one
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A FIFTY-SIX HOUR WEEK FOR THE PERMANENT
MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE TOWN OF TFXINGTON.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in
General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same , as follows :
SECTION 1. The hours of duty of the permanent members of the uniformed
fire fighting force in the town of Lexington shall be so established
by the board of fire engineers that the average weekly hours of duty
in any year , other than hours during which such members may be summoned
and kept on duty because of conflagrations , shall not exceed fifty-
six in number. Sections fifty-six, fifty-seven , fifty-eight A and
fifty-nine of chapter forty-eight of the General Laws shall not apply
to the permanent members of the uniformed fire fighting force in said
town . SECTION 2. This act shall be submitted for acceptance to
the voters of said town at its next annual town meeting in the form
of the following question , which shall be placed upon the official
ballot to be used for the election of town officers at said meet-
ing:- "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nine-
teen hundred and fifty-one , entitled 'An Act providing for a fifty-
six hour week for the permanent members of the fire department in
the town of Lexington' , be accepted?'t If a majority of the votes
in answer to said question is in the affirmative , then this act
shall thereupon take full effect, but not otherwise.
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House of Representatives , January 31 , 1951.
Passed to be enacted, Thomas P . O'Neill , Jr. , Speaker
In Senate, January 31 , 1951.
Passed to be enacted, Richard I. Furbush President .
February 1 , 1951 .
Approved,
Paul A. Dever
Governor.
(See Warrant Book - Page
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD JUNE 25, 1951
Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Charles E. Ferguson.
$:03 P. M.
There were 157 Town Meeting Members present .
Town Clerk , James J. Carroll , read the warrant for the meeting
until upon motion further reading was waived.
Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, read the Constable's Return for
the meeting. $:04 P. M.
Article 1. Leon H. Bateman presented the Report of the Appropriation
Committee which was accepted and placed on file .
$:05 P. M.
Article 2. Presented by Mrs. Ruth Morey.
VOTED : That the sum of $160,000 be and hereby is
appropriated as a supplementary appropriation to be
used in conjunction with and in addition to the sum of
$1,770,000 already appropriated for the construction and
original equipping and furnishing of a newj high school
building, and that payment be provided by the issue of
bonds or notes of the Town for $160,000 and that the
Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen , be and he
hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $160,000 under
authority of Chapter 1$6 of the Acts of 1947, as
amended by Chapter 26 of the Acts of 1949, and to issue
bonds or notes of the Town therefor in accordance with
the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, so
that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than
twenty years from the date of issue of the first bond
or note.
The Moderator stated in case vote not unanimous a standing vote
would be necessary.
Vote declared not unanimous. Standing vote taken as follows:
In Favor Tellers Opposed
31 Winfield S. Caouette 0
6$ Errol H. Locke 0
43 Robert C. Merriam 7
142 7
Vote declared carried. $:25 P . M.
Meeting declared dissolved by the Moderator. $:25 P. M.
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