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Minutes of Meeting
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A meeting of the Trustees was held at 12 :00 noon on November 1, 1994. 125 . -
High Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Present were Alan S. Fields, Thomas G. Taylor,
David G. Williams and Sheryl Mason.
The minutes of the June 2, 1994 meeting were reviewed and approved.
The chairman reported that he had met with the Board of the Lexington Education
Foundation and they approved a transfer of $10,000 from the LEF Fund to the Weld
Fund, which will reestablish the Weld Fund.
It was voted to approve the sales and purchases of securities as described in letters
dated June 20, June 29, July 7,and July 18, 1994 from Shawmut, attached to and made a
part of these minutes.
The chairman reported that he had met with Dan Fenn to suggest that the
Selectmen might consider a fund- raising campaign to solicit private donations to various
funds held by the trustees or to new funds. Dan agreed to follow up on this suggestion.
It was voted to expend $14,688 from the Westview Cemetery Fund for a new
truck, on the request of Dick Spiers. Mr. Spiers also requested $950 from the Colonial
Cemetery Fund to pay the Lexington Historical Society for work on the headstone
restoration project.
The trustees reviewed and approved a draft of the material for the Town Report.
Mr. Williams pointed out that the $500 paid from the Denk fund last year for
scholarships included some principal. He will discuss with the donors the consequences of
reducing the fund below the $5000 threshold.
It was voted to pay Boston Edison $200 for illumination of the Minuteman statue.
It was voted to pay Sheryl $1250 in December.
The next meeting will be on February 2, 1995.
Respectively submitted,