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' 'vIEETING, Jan, 7,1926,
<br />special meeting of the oard of Selectmen was held on
<br />Jan, 7, 1926, at 8 P. T Selectmen's Room, Town Hall, Lexington,
<br />This meeting vvas attended by the following members of the
<br />Hoard: Messrs. Hutchinson, `.Ioulton, `files, 'ustance and Burnham,
<br />Sydney H, 'rightington was aiso present.
<br />The purpose of this meeting; ,ras to arouse interest in securing
<br />from the Trustees of ',he Isaac Harris -'a-7 Educational Fund another
<br />opportunity to vote upo,� the question of whether the town should have
<br />a large building ..-Y-ich :rou.ld include a Town Hall and rather to enforce
<br />this issue, than to let the opportunity slide by and the Trustees
<br />xould build a small building, .,,rich ;vo,ald not benefit the Town.
<br />The Trustees have been informed by the Attorney General. that
<br />they should not delay longer in carrying out the will, and would
<br />therefor have to take action ct an early date. Thus this meeting
<br />of about one hundred citizens .vas called together by the 19oard and
<br />Petitions circulated among them, in twhich the Board asked that the
<br />Trustees of the Isaac Harris nary -b'und prepare plans of a larger
<br />building to be located upon the so called, Plummer Estate on Mass.,
<br />A�renue, and asked that others sign the petition for this building,
<br />The following citizens were present at this meeting.
<br />John H. Austin, Hubert D. l3roderic, L r .v. Breed Patrick J, Crosby,
<br />Clarence H. Outler, Francis chamberlain, Paul L', Lowdry, Calvin
<br />Childs, James Conway, Jr.., H. Callahan, J. Henry Duffy,
<br />rthur Earle, {alph Ii, Elvedt -i]_' iam -,, ", Baton, Pelligrina r'erri
<br />Herbert i'lint, Patrick i'lynn George E. i''oster, Edward 1; Fenn,
<br />Thomas 1i'ardy, Airs, Abbie '��d, Fuller John E. Uilcreast, George H. Gibson,
<br />,oland E. Garmon, Hubert C. Grieves, Bartlett J. Harrington, Elliot
<br />Hadley, Edgar '7. Harrod, Converse Hill, John Hir_chey, henry Jac'_rsori,
<br />James F; Kimball, falter Longbottom, Jasper , Lane, 'Philip, lean,
<br />Clarence riacPhee, L, alter
<br />H. h%ia -hard Howard I.I, Munroe, ill iam F.
<br />i;Iul ken, David 2. Murphy, rs, Iugh��� IcLellan, Fred `.Ii_ller,
<br />Irs, I rnest MaCPhee, Ernest 0, i�ichols, Harry 11% PattP son, George
<br />Proctor, James G. RQbertsor, ireortme oss, Patrick J. Shanahan,
<br />Frederick J. Spencer, ,, Martin renson, L, Seaver, iCobert Stone
<br />James Sn ithi i... H. Ste-,Tens Francis Toye,, Fletcher "J Taft
<br />Albert H, 'Tenney, Perley `Tibbetts Ellis 1'o���er, Fugene J. viano,
<br />"harles I. Vaughan, Sydney t Iri_ghtington and Hollis =iebster.
<br />"uestions in regard to th,e reason for taking t1is step were
<br />asked, also questions pertaining to the ;i77., location of land were
<br />asked bTr the following -,
<br />^]"sons; Messrs. George _-1
<br />David oss, Charles Callahan,
<br />F. ,'durphSr, xlbert H, 'i'enney, Francis Toye Elliot Hadley, Hollis
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<br />bster, Patriclr Flynn, J �.mes G. i�obertson, Ernest 0, Nichols, "rill !an
<br />E. NIulIIen.
<br />George H. Gibson c.,ave a br .ef description of the work of the
<br />Conference Committee and stated that sl>etch plans •were in existence
<br />of a proposed office building in connection with the memorial building
<br />' The meeting ,vas chai rrnaned by ir. Custance, it beim; necessary
<br />for 7,1r. Hutchinson to retire during; the meeting. The questions asked
<br />were answered by the members of the Hoard and the Town Counsel.
<br />The situation appears to 1'-,e that there is avai_l.abl e about
<br />$280.,000 for a small memorial building and if possible it is desirable
<br />to secure a larger building ,which r,i71 be of some service to the town,
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