HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-01-11-STM-Warrant TOWN WARRANT
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To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County,
Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the
inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs
to meet in Cary Memorial Hall, in said Town, on Monday, the eleventh day of January, 1971,
at 8:00. P.M.1; then and there to act on the following articles:
ARTICLE 1. To receive the reports of any board of Town Officers or of any committee
of the Town.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will authorize the Permanent Building Committee,
appointed ur.der the authority of the vote adopted under Article 73 of the Warrant for the
1967 Annual Town Meeting, to enter into a contract or contracts for the construction and
original egripping and furnishing of a new junior high school on the parcel of land
situated on and off Marrett Road that was acquired for school, playground and other public
purposes in 1965, and to supervise the work; appropriate money for such purposes and
determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, or by transfer from
available funds, including any unexpended balances in current appropriations, or by
borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation
thereto.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen on behalf of the Town to
purchase, take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire for school, playground, street and
other public purposes all or any part of a parcel of land extending northerly from the
northerly terminus of that portion of Stedman Road that was accepted as a public way on
September 28, 1931, said land being shown on a plan entitled "Plan Showing Proposed Taking
of a Portion of Stedman Road Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated December 2, 1970, Albert A.
Miller - Wilbur C. Nylander, Civil Engineers and Surveyors; and appropriate money therefor
and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer
from available funds, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in
any other manner in relation thereto.
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ARTICTF 4. To see if the Town will appropriate an additional sum of money to be used
in conjunction with the money appropriated under Article 74 of the Warrant for the 1968
Annual Town Meeting for the installation of a sewer main or mains in such locations as the
Selectmen may determine from the vicinity of Hamilton Road to the Metropolitan District
Commission sewer line in Lexington, for the enlargement, alteration, replacement or
reconstruction of the North Lexington pumping station and the equipment therein, and the
acquisition of land or interests therein necessary therefor, and determine whether the money
shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including any
special sewer funds, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any
other manner in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By-Laws of the Town of
Lexington by striking Section 4. of ARTICLE Mend inserting in place thereof a new Section
4. to read substantially as follows:
Section 4. No person shall fire or discharge any rifle, shotgun, air-rifle or
pistol on or across any land within the confines of the Town, but this section
shall not prevent the use of such firearms in the lawful defense and protection
of one's person or other human being or property, nor shall it apply to
veterinarians in the practice of their profession nor in the performance of any
duty required or authorized by law, nor to members of the Police Department in
carrying out their duties and for target practice upon ranges duly approved by
the Chief of Police.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Torn will appropriate a sum of money for Account No. 4100
Fire Department - Personal Services to be expended, in conjunction with and in addition
to amounts authorized under Chapter 44, Section 13, of the General Laws, for firemen's
salaries prior to the time of making the 1971 annual appropriation therefor, and determine
whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer fmmn available
funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
3.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By-Laws of the Town of
Lexington by striking Section 2. of ARTICLE III and inserting in place thereof a new Section
2. to read substantially as follows:
Section 2. The warrant for a town meeting shall be served by posting a printed
copy thereof in the Town Office Building and in a public place in each of the
precincts of the Town and also by sending by mail, postage prepaid, not less than
seven days before the time stated in the warrant for holding such meeting, a printed
copy of such warrant addressed to each dwelling house and to each dwelling unit
in multiple dwelling houses, apartment buildings or other buildings in the Town.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law as follows:
A. By deleting the text of subsections 22.3, 22.4, 23.1, 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, 23.6,
23.7 and 23.9 and by deleting the narrative descriptions of the zoning districts in paragraphs
22.31, 22.32, 22.33, 22.41, 22.42, 22.43, 22.44, 22.45, 22.46, 23.11, 23.12, 23.13, 23.14,
23.15, 23.16, 23.17, 23.18, 23.19, 23.21, 23.22, 23.31, 23.32, 23.41, 23.42, 23.61, 23.62,
23.63, 23.64, 23.65, 23.66, 23.67, 23.68, 23.71, 23.72, 23.73, 23.74, 23.75, 23.76, 23.77,
23.78, 23.79, 23.80, 23.81, 23.82, 23.83, 23.84, 23.85, 23.86, 23.91, 23.92, 23.93, 23.94,
23.95, 23.96, 23.97, by inserting in place thereof the new text as set forth below for each
of said subsections and paragraphs and by adopting and incorporating as a part of the Zoning
Map the Zoning District Maps designatted in said paragraphs set forth below and on file in the
office of the Town Clerk, said subsections and paragraphs to read as follows:
22.3 RT - two family dwelling districts are as follows:
22.31 A district on the southwesterly side of Massachusetts Avenue as shown on
Zoning District Map entitled "RT TWO FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICTS Hi-1.", designated
thereon 22.31.
22.32 A district on the southwesterly side of Massachusetts Avenue as shown
on the Zoning District Map entitled "RT TWO FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICTS RT-1.", designated
thereon 22.32.
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22.33 A district between the northeasterly line of Massachusetts Avenue
and the railroad right-of-way as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "RT TWO
FAMILY DW)FLrING DISTRICTS RT-l.", designated thereon 22.33.
22.4 RM - multi-family dwelling districts are as follows:
22.41 A district at the southeasterly corner of Massachusetts Avenue and
Woburn Street as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "RM GARDEN APARTMENT
DISTRICTS RM-1.", designated thereon 22.41.
22.42 A district on the southerly corner of Waltham Street and Worthen Road
as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "RM GARDEN APARTMENT DISTRICTS
designated thereon 22.42.
22.43 A district' on the southeasterly side of Maple Street at Emerson Road
as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "RM GARDEN APARTMENT DISTRICTS RM-1.",
designated thereon 22.43.
22.44 A district on the southerly side of Worthen Road between Massachusetts
Avenue and Bedford Street as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "RM GARDEN
APARTMENT DISTRICTS RM-3.", designated thereon 22.44.
22.45 A district on the southwesterly side of Shirley Street as shown on the
Zoning District Map entitled "RM GARDEN APARTMENT DISTRICTS RM-3.", -designated thereon
22.45.
22.46 A district off Winthrop Road southeasterly of Waltham Street as shown
on the Zoning District Map entitled"RM GARDEN APARTMENT DISTRICTS RM-4.", designated
thereon 22.46.
23.1 CR - office and research park districts are as follows:
23.11 A district on the northeasterly side of the Cambridge-Concord Highway
(Route 2) on both sides of Spring Street as shown on the Zoning District Map entitl ed
"CR OH"iCE AND RESEARCH PARK DISTRICTS CR-1.", designated thereon 23.11.
23.12 -A district on the westerly side of Wood Street as shown on the Zoning
Map entitled "CR OFT10E AND RESEARCH PARK DISTRICTS CR-2.", designated thereon 23.12.
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23.13 A district at the southwesterly side of Marrett Road west of the
Northern Circumferential Highway (Route 128) as shown on the Zoning District Map
entitled "CR O1+'k'iCE AND RESEARCH PARK DISTRICTS CR-3.", designated thereon 23.13.
23.14 A district on the southeasterly side of the Route. 128 - Route 2
Interchange, so called, as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CR OFFICE AND
RESEARCH PARK DISTRICTS CR-4.", designated thereon 23.14.
23.15 A district on the northerly side of Hayden Avenue as shown on the
Zoning District Map entitled "CR ON'r'iCE AND RESEARCH PARK DISTRICTS CR-5.", designated
thereon 23.15.
23.16 A district on the northerly side of Hayden Avenue as shown on the
Zoning District Map entitled "CR OFFICE AND RESEARCH PARK DISTRICTS CR-5.", designated
thereon 23.16.
23.17 A district on the northerly side of Hayden Avenue as shown on the
Zoning District Map entitled "CR OFFICE AND RESEARCH PARK DISTRICTS CR-5.", designated
thereon 23.17.
23.18 A district on the northerly side of Hayden Avenue as shown on the
Zoning District Map entitled "CR OFFICE AND RESEARCH PARK DISTRICTS CR-5. ", designated
thereon 23.18.
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23.19 A district on the southwesterly side of/Route 128 - Route 2 Interchange,
so called, as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CR On"iCE AND RESEARCH PARK
DISTRICTS CR-6.", designated thereon 23.19.
23.2 CH - hotel; office and research park districts are as follows:
23.21 A district on the southwesterly side of Bedford Street between Route 128
and Hartwell Avenue as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CH H099-13 , OFFICE AND
RESEARCH PARK DISTRICT CH-1.", designated thereon 23.21.
23.22 A district on the westerly side of the Northern Circumferential Highway
(Route 128) and the northeasterly side of Marrett Road as shown on the Zoning District
Map entitled "CH HOTEL, Orr'iCE AND RESEARCH PARK DISTRICT CH-2.", designated thereon 23.22
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23.3 CM - manufacturing and research park districts are as follows:
23.31 A district between the northwesterly side of the Northern
Circumferential Highway and Hartwell Avenue as shown on the Zoning District Map
entitled "CM MANUFACTURING AND RESEARCH PARK DISTRICT CM-1.", designated
thereon 23.31.
23.32 A district northwesterly of Hartwell Avenue as shown on the Zoning
District Map entitled "CM MANUFACTURING AND RESEARCH PARK DISTRICT CM-1.",
designated thereon 23.32.
23.4 CO - office districts are as follows:
23.41 A district on the easterly side of Waltham Street as shown on the
Zoning District Map entitled "CO OFFICE DISTRICTS CO-1.", designated
thereon23.41.
23.42 A district on the northwesterly side of Worthen Road as shown on the
Zoning District Map entitled "CO OFFICE DISTRICTS C0-1.", designated
thereon 23.42.
23.6 CN - neighborhood business districts are as folioo :
23.61 A district on the easterly side of Bedford Street between North Hancock
Street and Harding Road as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CN NEIGHBOR-
HOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT CN-1.", designated thereon 23.61.
23.62 A district on the northerly side of Marrett Road as shown on the Zoning
District Map entitled "CN NEIGHEORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT CN-1.", designated
thereon 23.62.
23.63 A district atithe northeasterly corner of Lincoln and School streets as
shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CN NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS
CN-2.", designated thereon 23.63.
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23.64 A district at the southwesterly corner of Waltham Street and
Concord Avenue as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CN NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
DISTRICTS CN-3.", designated thereon 23.64.
23.65 A district at the southeasterly corner of Waltham Street and Concord
Avenue as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CN NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS
CN-3.", designated thereon 23.65.
23.66 A district on the westerly side of Bedford Street as shown on the Zoning
District Map entitled "CN NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS CN-4.", designated
thereon 23.66.
23.67 A district on the northeasterly side of Bedford Street north of the
Boston and Maine Railroad as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CN NEIGHBOR-
HOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS CN-2.", designated thereon 23.67.
23.68 A district at the northwesterly corner of Waltham Street and Concord
Avenue as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CN NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS
CN-3.", designated thereon 23.68.
23.7 CG - general business districts are as follows:
23.71 A district on the southwesterly side of Massachusetts Avenue
northwesterly of the Arlington line as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled
"CG GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CG-l.", designated thereon 23.71.
23.72 A district on the easterly side of Massachusetts Avenue and the
southerly line of Curve Street as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CG GENERAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT CG-l. ", designated thereon 23.72.
23:73 A district at the southwesterly corner of Massachusetts Avenue and
Independence Avenue as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CG GENERAL BUSINESS
DISTRICT CG-1.", designated thereon 23.73.
23.74 A district on the northeasterly side of Bedford Street southwest of the
Boston and Maine Railroad as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CG GENERAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT CG-2.", designated thereon 23.74.
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23.75 A district on the southwesterly side of Bedford Street between the
railroad right of way and the North Lexington Brook as shown on the Zoning District
Map entitled "CG GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CG-3•", designated thereon 23.75.
23.76- A district at the northeasterly corner of Marrett Road and Waltham
Street as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CO GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
CG-4.", designated thereon 23.76.
23.77 A district at the southeasterly corner of Marrett Road and Waltham
Street as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CG GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
CG-4.", designated thereon 23.77.
23.78 A district at the southwesterly corner of Marrett Road. and Waltham
Street as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CG GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
CG-4.", designated thereon 23.78.
23.79 A district at the westerly corner of Marrett Road and Spring Street
as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CG GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CG-5.",
designated thereon 23.79.
23.80 A district at the southeasterly corner of Lincoln Street and Marrett
Road as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CG GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
CG-6.", designated thereon 23.80.
23.81 A district at the northeasterly corner of Fletcher Avenue and Woburn
Street as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CG GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
CG-9.", designated thereon 23.81.
23.82 A district at the junction of Lowell Street and North Street as shown
on the Zoning District Map entitled "CG GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CG-7.", designated
thereon 23.82.
23.83 A district at the southwesterly corner of Lincoln Street and Marrett
Road as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CG GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
00-6.", designated thereon 23.83.
23.84 Districts at the junction of Woburn and Lowell streets as shown on
the Zoning District Map entitled "CG GENERAL GUSINESS DISTRICT CG-8.", designated
thereon 23.84.
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23.85 A district at the northwesterly corner of Marrett Road and Waltham
Street as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CG GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
CG-4.", designated thereon 23.85.
23.86 A district on the easterly side of Waltham Street at Waltham line as
shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CG GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CG-9.",
designated thereon 23.86.
23.9 CB - central business districts are as follows:
23.91 A district on the northwesterly side of Massachusetts Avenue northwest
of the Arlington line as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CB CENTRAL BUSINESS
DISTRICT CB-l.", designated thereon 23.91.
23.92 A district on the southwesterly side of Massachusetts Avenue between
Waltham and Muzzey streets as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CB CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT CB-2.", designated thereon 23.92.
23.93 A district on the southwesterly side of Massachusetts Avenue northwest
of Muzzey Street as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CB CENTRAL BUSINESS
DISTRICT CB-2.", designated thereon 23.93.
23.94 A district on the northeasterly side of Massachusetts Avenue between
Grant and Meriam streets as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CB CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT CB-2.", designated thereon 23.94.
23.95 A district on the southwesterly side of Bedford Street as shown on the
Zoning District Map entitled "CB CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CB-3.", designated thereon
23.95.
23.96 A district between the northeasterly side of Bedford Street and the
Boston and Maine Railroad as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CB CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT CB-3.", designated thereon 23.96.
23:97 A district on the southwesterly side of Massachusetts Avenue southeast
of Waltham Street as shown on the Zoning District Map entitled "CB CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT:
CB-2.", designated thereon 23.97.
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B. By deleting the text of SECTION 10 thereof and inserting in place thereof
a new SECTION 10 to read as follows:
SECTION 10. For the purposes set forth in General Laws, Chapter 40A, Sections 1 to 22
inclusive, and all acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, and under the authority
thereof and of General Laws, Chapter 143, and any other enabling laws, the inspection,
materials, construction, alteration, repair, height, number of stories, area, size, location
and the use of buildings and structures, the size of lots, yards, courts and other open
spaces, and the use of land in the Town of Lexington are hereby regulated as herein provided,
and the Town is divided into districts, as hereinafter defined or referred to and shown on
the Zoning District Maps and on the Zoning Map of the Town of Lexington prepared by the
Planning Board and on file in the office of the Town Clerk, which Zoning District Maps and
Zoning Map are hereby made a part of this By-Law. Said Zoning District Maps and Zoning Map
may be revised frau time to time by the Planning Board to show the location and boundaries
of zoning districts, as voted or amended by the Town, and by addition, deletion or
modification of geographical features to keep the maps reasonably current and to facilitate
orientation.
C. By deleting the text of subsection 14.3 and inserting in place thereof a new
subsection 14.3 to read as follows:
14.3 Any deletion, addition or change in the location or boundaries of a
zoning district made through the amendment of this By-Law shall be indicated by
the alteration of the aforesaid Zoning District Maps and Zoning Map, and the maps
thus altered are declared to be a part of this By-Law thus amended. A vote of
the Town adding a zoning district or changing or redefining the boundaries thereof
made in the form of a verbal description shall be incorporated in this By-Law in
graphic form by addition to or alteration of the Zoning District Maps and the
Zoning Map, but any delay or error in altering or preparing the Zoning District
Maps and the Zoning Map, or a failure to alter or prepare said maps, shall not
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postpone or otherwise affect the effectiveness of any amendment.
D. By deleting the text of Section 21 and inserting in place thereof a new
Section 21 to read as follows:
SECTION 21. In the event of any discrepancy between the boundaries of the districts as
shown on the Zoning Map, including the Zoning District Maps, or as hereinafter described,
and the description in the vote of the town meeting establishing or amending said
boundaries, the vote of the town meeting shall govern.
ARTICTF 9. To see if the Town will vote to accept a gift in the amount of $300.00
under the will of Georgie Burr Smith for the perpetual care and maintenance of the Hendley,
Burr and Dunning cemetery lot in the Munroe Cemetery in Lexington.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to accept a gift in the amount of $1500.00
under the will of Katharine Harrington to establish a seedling Town Forest, subject to the
wish of the donor that, if practical, it is to,be planted and maintained by Junior or
Senior High School students.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by adding to the
enumeration of uses in paragraph 25.24 of Section 25 thereof in the column entitled "Use
Designation" the following: "indoor or outdoor tennis clubs."
(Inserted at the request of 100 or more registered voters )
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to amend the zoning by-law by adding at the
end of Section 22 thereof entitled "Geographical descriptions of residence districts, a new
subsection 22.5 reading as follows:
22.5 Fill-Planned Housing and Dwelling Districts
22.51 A district at the Eastern terminus of Clematis Road, five hundred and fifty
(550) feet Easterly of the junction of said Clematis Road and Allen Street, containing twenty
one and 80/100 (21.8) acres, more or less, and being bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the Southerly side line of Clematis Road, five hundred fifty (550)
feet Easterly of the junction of said Clematis Road and Allen Street thence northerly across
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Clematis Road to land now or formerly of Lawrence and Dorothy C. Covert; thence easterly
by said Covert land seventy (70) feet; thence Northeasterly by said Covert land nine
hundred fifteen (915) feet to land of the Town of Lexington; thence Easterly by land of said
Town two hundred thirty eight (238) feet to other land of the Town of Lexington; thence
Southerly and Easterly in an arc by land of the said Town fifteen hundred and thirty two
(1532) feetto other land of the Town of Lexington; thence Southwesterly partly by land of
the Town of Lexington and partly by land now or formerly of Albert & Harry DeVincent three
hundred five (305) feet to land now or formerly of Charlotte Sanderson; thence Northwesterly
by land of said Sanderson five hundred forty (540) feet; thence Southwesterly by said land
of Sanderson two hundred thirty-five (235) feet to land now or formerly of Curleys L. Slocum, Jr.
et al; thence Northwesterly by land of said Slocum two hundred fifty (250) feet, thence
Northeasterly by land of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Cambridge three hundred
forty five (345) feet; thence Northwesterly by land of said Evangelical Covenant Church of
Cambridge three hundred eighty (380), feet; thence Northeasterly by the land of said
Evangelical Covenant Church of Cambridge one hundred seventy (170) feet to the point of
beginning; all said distances being more or less.
(Inserted at the request of 100 or more registered voters )
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Conservation Commission to
purchase or otherwise acquire and authorize the Selectmen to convey, for conservation purposes
as provided by Section 8C of Chapter 40 of General Laws, any fee, easement, conservation
restriction as defined in Section 31 of Chapter 184 of General Laws, or other interest in all
or any part of the land now owned by the Town of Lexington by Tax Title or otherwise, located
southeasterly of the Northern Circumferential Highway (Rte. 128), southwesterly of the Boston
and Maine Railroad, northwesterly of Garfield Street and northeasterly of the Pine Meadows
Golf Club, (commonly known as the Meng-Jei•v1Ue area), appropriate money therefor by transfer
from available funds; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of 100 or more registered voters )
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And you are directed to serve this warrant seven days at least before the
time of said meeting as provided in the By-Laws of the Town. •
Hereof fail not, and make due return on this warrant, with your doings
thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Lexington this fourteenth day of December, A.D., 1970.
A true copy, Attest: a .. mt.i
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Robert Cataldo
iC Selectmen
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/John J hine, Jr. Allan F. Ke eeyy,�
'Constable of Lexington CX /2d#i77-z- of
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Fred C. Bailey