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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2919 Warrant for Town Meeting of March 22, 1868Chas. Hallet. 550 To Oliver W Kendall Constable of Lexington Greeting; In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required, to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, qualified by law to vote in town affairs to assemble at the Town Hall in said town on Monday the Second day of March next at one o'clock P.M. to act on the following Articles, Viz: Art. 1. To choose a Moderator Art. 2. To choose Town Officers for the ensuing year, including one School Committee man for the term of three years, and one for one year in place of L. C. Childs resigned. Art. 3. To adopt measures for Repairs of Highways the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. Art. 4. To adopt measures for supporting the Poor the ensuing year Art 5. To see what sum of money the Town will appropriate for support of its Public Schools, including their several grades, the ensuing year, or act in any manner relating thereto Warrant for Town meeting Mch 2/68 Art 6. To adopt measures for Collecting Taxes the ensuing year Art 6. To see if the Town will authorize and empower the Collector of Taxes to use any and all means of collecting the taxes committed to him to collect, which may be lawfully used by the Town Treasurer, when acting as Collector Art 7. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer (under the direction of the Selectmen) to borrow [missing] Lexington Feb 25 1868 Pursuant to the within warrant I have notified the Inhabitants of the town of Lexington, herein distributed, to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes within mentioned. Oliver W. Kendall { Constable of Lexington Art 6. To adopt measures for Collecting Taxes the ensuing years Art 7. To see if the Town will authorize and empower the Collector of Taxes to use any and all means of collecting the taxes committed to him to collect which may be lawfully used by the Town Treasurer when acting as Collectors. Art 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Treas- urer (under the direction of the Selectmen) to borrow such sum or sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town expenses the ensuing year in anticipa- tion of the Taxes of 1868. Art 9. To see if the Town will repair or cause to be repaired the road from Lexington to Bedford, by the house of Daniel Cummings. Art 10. To see if the Town will cut down the hill near the house of Josiah Smith; also one near the Franklin School House in accordance with the grade usually adopted by the County Commissioners in laying out roads, or do anything in relation to the same. Art 11. To see if the Town will chose a board of Auditing to audit the accounts of the year 1867-8 Art 12. To see what action the Town will take on the recent order of the County Commissioners requiring alterations in the grade and road bed of Pleas- ant Street. Art 13. To take action upon the offer of $1,000 made by Mrs Maria Cary towards the establishment of a pub- lic library free to all the inhabitants of the Town. Art 14. To see if the Town will establish a free pub- lic library. Art 15. To see if the Town will erect a building suitable for a public library. Art 16. To consider the subject of Building a new Town Hall, and act thereon. Art 17. To see if the Town will make a further ap- propriation for publishing the Town History. Art 18. To hear the report of the Committee chos- en in November to examine the sidewalk in front of the estate of David Wood; and act thereon Art 19. To hear the report of the Committee chosen to examine and report on the subject of a new culvert leading into the pond near the house of Mrs. Turner. Art 20. To hear the report of the Committee chosen in November to audit the accounts of the Contract- ors on the New Road; and to see if the Town will reimburse said Contractors or either of them for their outlays over and above the con- tract price. Art 21. To hear reports of other Committees and act thereon. Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant and your doing therein to the Town Clerk one or before the time [illegible] fixed. Given under our hands at Lexington this 17th day of Feby A. D. 1868. John W Hudson } Charles Robinson } S.W. Smith } Selectmen of Lexington The Selectmen will be in session at the Town Hall on Saturday Feby 29 [illegible] from 7 to 9 o clock pm and on the day of Election from 12 o'clock PM to 1 o'clock PM for the purpose of revising the voting list, and to names will be inserted on the list after the Poll is opened. 2919