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(See Warrant Book - Page 247 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD OCTOBER 18, 1948 There were 149 Town Meeting Members present . The meeting was called to order at 8:03 F. M. by the Town Clerk , James J. Carroll , account the Moderator , Robert H. Holt , being absent . Nominations were made from the floor and Errol H. Locke was duly . elected Moderator pro-tem for the meeting. 8:04 P. M. 7-- The Town Clerk read the Warrant until further reading was duly voted to be suspended. 8:04 P. M. Officers Return of the Warrant read by the Town Clerk. 8:05 P.M. The various articles for the meeting were presented by George W. Emery unless otherwise noted. Article 1. Harvey F. Winlock, Chairman of the Appropriation Comm- ittee , presented Report of the Appropriation Committee which was duly voted tobe accepted and placed on file . 8:05 P. M. Article 2. VOTED : That the sum of 48,000 .00 be appropriated for Old Age Assistance - -Aid and Expenses, for the balance of the year 1948; this money to be provided by a transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account . Carried Unanimously 8:06 P. M. Article 3 . VOTED : That the sum of $6,000.00 be appropriated for Public Welfare - Aid and Expenses, for the balance:of the year 1948 ; this money to be provided by a transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account . Carried Unanimously 8:07 P. M. Article 4, VOTED : That the sum of 45, 500.00 be appropriated for the Highway Department Road Machinery Account , for the balance of the year 1948 ; this money to be provided by a transfer from the Road Machinery Fund. Carried Unanimously 8:08 P. M. Article 5, VOTED: That the Town accept Chapter 341 of the Acts of 1948, authorizing the Town to expend a sum not exceeding $10,000.00 for alterations and improvements on Buckman Tavern, Carried Unanimously 8:09 P. M. Article 6. Presented by William Roger Greeley. VOTED : That the sum of 410000.00 be appropriated for alterations and improvements on Buckman Tavern, under Chapter 341 of the Acts of 1948, and to provide for payment therefor by a transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account, Carried 8:15 . P. M. Article 7, VOTED: That the sum of $45 ,000.00 be appropriated as a supplementary appropriation to be used in conjunction with money already appropriated for the construction of sanitary sewers in that part of Lexington known as the North Branch Vine Brook as shown on a set of plans in the office of the Town 1Lngineer, and to provide fcr the payment therefor by the issuance of bonds or notes of the Town in the amount of 445,000.00 and that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen , be and he hereby is auth- orized to borrow the sum of $45,000.00 and to issue bonds or notes of the Town payable in accordance with the prov- isions of General Laws, Chapter 44, within a period not exceeding ten years.