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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1940-03-25-ATM-min 522 TOWN MEETING MEMBER FOR T70 YEARS Precinct Four George R. -Fuller 141 Blanks 3.3 Total 174 George R. Fuller was elected as Town Meeting Member for two years . A true record. Attest: //-, OJr'- Town Cl/ TOWN WARRANT Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss, 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 the Cary Memorial Building, in said Lexington, on, ITODDAY, the twenty-fifth DA1C of NTRCH, 1940 at eight o r clock P. K® , then and there to act on the following articles: Article 1® To see if the Town will appropriate money to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the purchase of materials and equipment and for wages of superintendence on public works for which the Town has power to appropriate money to be designated by the Selectmen, in which works recipients of welfare aid from the Town may be required to work, or take any action in reference thereto. Article 2® To see if the Town ,•gill. authorize the Selectmen to install street lights in the following unaccepted streets: Hillcrest Street; games Street; Wright Street; or take any action in reference thereto® Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to abandon certain rights and easements taken by eminent domain by the Town in an order of taking of a temporary leasehold interest in certain lands in connection with the Vine Brook Drain and Sewer Project. 9 1523 And you are directed to serve this Warrant seven days at least before the tine of said meeting as provided in the By-Laws of the Town. Hereof fail not, and make due return on this 7farrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said l.eeting. Given under our hands at Lexington, this fifth day of Warch, A. D. 1940. ARCHIBALD R. GIROUX WILLIr"_M G. POTTER GEORGE W. SARANO ERROL H. LOCKE Majority of Selectmen of Lexington March 15, 1940. To the Town Clerk: I have notified the inhabitants of Lexington by posting printed copies of the foregoing ,Tarrant in the vestibule of the Town Office Building and six other public places in the Town, and by :nailing a printed copy of the sale to every registered voter in the Town ten days before the time of said meeting. Attest: P. J. Mauir e Constable of Lexington 524 ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 25, 1940 Meeting was called to order at 8:10 P.M. by the Moderator, Robert H. Holt . There were 191 Town Meeting Members present. Warrant dated February 20, 1940 was read by the Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, until upon a motion by Selectman George W. Sarano, duly seconded, further reading of warrant was waived. The Constable's return of the warrant was read by the Town Clerk. Warrant dated March 5, 1940 was read by the Town Clerk, until upon motion of Selectmen George W. Sarano, duly seconded, further reading was waived. The Constable 's return of the warrant was read by the Town Clerk. 8:12 P.M. Unless otherwise noted, all articles were presented by Selectman Archibald R. Giroux. Also, unless otherwise noted, all amennments were presented by the Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, Robert C. Merriam. Article 2. Report of the Appropriation Committee presented by Robert C. Merriam, which was unanimously voted to be accepted and placed on file in the Town Clerk' s office . 8:13 P.M. Chairman Giroux asked permission of the Town Meeting for Crocker Snow, representing the Massachusetts Aeronautics Com- mission, to speak on a future airport in connection with the towns of Concord and Bedford. Permission granted 8:15 P.M. Crocker Snow outlines very briefly a future airport. 8:18 P.M. Voted: That in compliance with a request of the Massachu- setts Aeronautics Commission, a Committee of Five be appointed by the Moderator, this Committee to meet with similar committees from the Towns of Concord and Bedford for the purpose of studying the needs of an airport in this locality and a proper site, the work to be done by or in conjunction with the Federal Government. Carried Unanimous 8:19 P.M. Eugene L. Morgan, Chairman of the Plumbing By-Law Committee, presents and reads report, which was unanimously voted to be accepted and placed on file in the Town Clerk' s office. 8:22 P.M. Charles E. Ferguson, Chairman of the Building By-Law Com- mittee, presents report, it being unanimously voted to be accepted, committee be discharged, and the report placed on file in the Town Clerk's office. 8:23 P.M. Further Voted: That inasmuch as a majority of the present Building By-Law Committee is no longer available, a new Comittee of Five be appointed by the Moderator with in- structions to consult with the Plumbing By-Law Committee and to coordinate its By-Laws with those of the Plumbing By-Law Committee, and further that the Building By-Law Committee be instructed to study the report of the Tenement House Committee and submit its findings at a fall Town Meeting. Carried Unanimous 8:24 P.M. 525 John Milton Brown, Chairman of the Fire House Committee, reads report of the Committee, which was unanimously voted to , be accepted and placed on file in the Town Clerk's office. 8:30 P.M. Voted: That a committee of three be appointed by the Mod- erator to have charge of the Cary lectures for the season 1940-1941. Carried Unanimous 8:30 P.M. Selectman Giroux refers to Article 19, which has reference to the passing of Article 20, asking permission for the Moder- ator to present Article 20, if there were no objections from the Town Meeting Members . There were no objections. Unanimous . 8:44 P.M. Article 20 voted upon in two parts . Art. 20 . VOTED: That the sum of 05,000. be appropriated for, the construction of sanitary sewers with the co-oper- ation of any Agency of the United States as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40, section 5, clause 39; the said construction to be under the authority of Statute 1897, Chapter 504, as amended, and subject to the assessment of betterments as provided in Statute 1939, Chapters 91 and 446; the said sewers to be con- structed in some or all of the areas shown on the following plans on file in the office of the Town Engineer: "Lexington, Mass. Manor Sewerage System Construction Drawings 1940 - Town of Lexington John T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer"; "Lexington, Mass. North Lexington Sewerage System Scales Hor. 1" - 40 ' - Ver. 1" - 4' Dec. 1939 John T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer" ; "Lexington, Mass . Liberty Heights Sewerage System Scales Hor. 1" = 40 ' - Ver. 1 . 4' Dec, 1939 John T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer"; and that the Selectmen be authorized to construct or co-operate in the construction of any or all of such sewers and to take by eminent domain any necessary easement therefor; and that under the authority of ' and as provided in Statute 1939, Chapters 72 and 453 the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of §85;000. and to issue notes of the Town therefor payable in not more than ten years. Carried Unanimous 8:47 P.M. Be it RESOLVED: That inasmuch as a large appropriation has been voted for Sewer Construction, with the appropria- tion to be met by issuance of Town notes, and inasmuch as betterment assessments will be credited by the Town Accountant to the Sewer Assessment Fund, it is the sense of this Town Meeting that the Town Accountant shall report annually to the Board of Selectmen and to the Appropriation Committee the amount of debt maturing during the then current year with respect to this Sewer Construction and that money in the Sewer Assessment Fund shall be reported to the Town Meeting for transfer to the Maturing Debt account to apply against such sewer debt maturities . Carried Unanimous 8:48 P.M. 52 Art. 19. VOTED: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $15,124.00 for providing co-operation with the Federal Government in unemployment relief and other projects, of direct or indirect benefit to the town or its inhabitants, said sum to be expended by the Selectmen; and VOTED: That whereas, it is necessary to make immediate provision for the furnishing of materials to co-operate with the Federal Government in unemployment relief and whereas the balance in the account brought forward from 1939 is insufficient therefor, this vote is, therefor, declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the convenience of the town. Carried Unanimous 9:00 P.M. Article 3 of warrant dated March 5, 1940 . Art. 3. Whereas the Town by an order of taking dated September 27, 1938, and recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, Book 6248, page 2, took by eminent domain a temporary leasehold interest for a term of two years in certain locations described in the said order of taking, more particularly described therein; and Whereas the Superintendent of Public Works having charge of the said easement has notified the Selectmen that in his opinion the said temporary leasehold interest in the parcel numbered ( 1) of the said locations described in the said order of taking is no longer required for public purposes; VOTED: That the Town authorize the abandonment of such easement or right and specify-that no minimum amount be paid for such abandonment other than a proportionate can- cellation by the owners4tof the land within the said location of any claim for damages for the use of the said land during the remainder of the two-year term for which the said leasehold interest was originally taken. Carried Unanimous 9:17 P.M. Article 3 of warrant dated February 20, 1940. Art. 3. VOTED: That this article be indefinitely postponed. Carried Unanimous 9:17 P.M. Art. 4. VOTED: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1941, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. Carried Unanimous 9:18 P.M. Art. 5. VOTED: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to refund any or all of the revenue notes issued in anticipation of the revenue of the year 1940, in accordance with the provisions of section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws; any debt so incurred to be paid from the revenue of the year 1940. Carried Unanimous 9:19 P.M. 527 Art, 6. VOTED: That the following amounts be appropriated and assessed for the current year: Appropriation Committee. Personal Services $450.00 Unanimous 9:20 P.M. Expenses 430.00 Unanimous 9:20 P.M. Selectmen's Department Personal Services 3,109.33 Unanimous 9:20 P.M. Expenses 1,861.00 Unanimous 9:20 P.M. Accounting Department Personal Services 4,073.00 Unanimous 9:20 P.M. Expenses 275.00 Unanimous 9:20 P.M. Treasurer's Department Personal Services 1,824.33 Unanimous 9:22 P.M. ( Of vdolch $1,000. is for salary of the Town Treasurer) Expenses 584.75 Unanimous 9:22 P.M. Foreclosure & Redemption of Tax Titles 1,500.00 Unanimous 9:22 P.M. Other Finance Offices and Accounts Expenses 150.00 Unanimous 9:22 P.M. Collector's Department Personal Services 5,048 .00 Unanimous 9:22 P.M. ( Of which 02,850 . is for salary of the Tax Collector) Expenses 1,566 .00 Unanimous 9:22 P.M. Assessor's Department Personal Services 5,300 .00 Unanimous 9:22 P.M. Expenses 490.00 Unanimous 9:22 P.M. Law Department Personal Services & Special Fees 3,000.00 Unanimous 9:23 P.M. Expenses 420.00 Unanimous 9:23 P.M. Town Clerk' s Department Personal Services 2,467.33 Unanimous 9:23 P.M. ( Of which 01,800. is for salary of the Town Clerk) Expenses 184.40 Unanimous 9:23 P.M. Elections Department (Jurisdiction of Selectmen) Expenses 2,045.00 Unanimous 9:23 P.M. Elections Department ( Jurisdiction of Town Clerk) Expenses 105.00 Unanimous 9:24 P.M. Registration of Voters Personal Services 330.00 Unanimous 9:25 P.M. Personal Services - Special for 1940 100.00 Unanimous 9:25 P.M. Expenses 565.00 Unanimous 9:25 P.M. Public Works - Su.erintendent's Office Personal Services 4,642.00 Unanimous 9:25 P.M. Expenses 195.00 Unanimous 9:25 P.M. Town Offices 81Ca;:y Memorial Building Personal Services 3,294.66 Unanimous 9:25 P.M. Expenses 6,000 .00 Unanimous 9:25 P.M. Engineering Department Personal Services 12,291.91 Unanimous 9:26 P.M. Expenses 900.00 Unanimous 9:26 P.M. I2.210. Board Expenses 250.00 Unanimous 9:26 P.M. 528 Board of Appeals Expenses $ 150.00 Unanimous 9:26 P.M. Police Department Personal Services 38,520.33 Unanimous 9:27 P.M. Expenses 4,200.00 Unanimous 9:27 P.M. Fire Department Personal Services 36,725.65 Unanimous 9:27 P.M. Expenses 7,000.00 Unanimous 9:27 P.M. Building Department Personal Services 1,100.00 Unanimous 9:28 P.M. Expenses 90.00 Unanimous 9:28 P.M. Wire Inspection Personal Services 600.00 Unanimous 9:28 P.M. Expenses 100.00 Unanimous 9:28 P.M. Weights & Measures Department Personal Services - 500.00 Unanimous 9:28 P.M. Expenses 125.00 Unanimous 9:28 P.M. Insect Suppression Personal Services 300.00 Expenses 3,933.40 Amendment presented to amend main motion to read: VOTED: That the sum of3300.00 be appropriated for Insect Suppression - Wages & Expenses . Amendment carried unanimous 9:36 P.M. Main motion with amendment voted as follows: Insect Suppression Personal Services 300.00 Unanimous 9:36 P.M. Wages & Expenses 3,300.00 Unanimous 9:36 P.M. Shade Trees Wages & Expenses 2,100000 Unanimous 9:36 P.M. Forest Fires Personal Services 200.00 Unanimous 9:36 P.M. Wages & Expenses 1,200.00 Unanimous 9:36 P.M. Dob Officer Personal Services 100.00 Unanimous 9:36 P.M. Health Department Personal Services 500.00 Unanimous 9:36 P.M. Expenses 4,700.00 Unanimous 9:36 P.M. Dog Clinic Expenses 350.00 Unanimous 9:36 P.M. Dental Clinic Personal Services 1,750.00 Unanimous 9:37 P.M. Expenses 100.00 Unanimous 9:37 P.M. Posture Clinic Expenses 625.00 Amendment presented: VOTED: That the sum of 6225.00 be appropriated for the Posture Clinic, and that said Posture Clinic be discontinued as a Town function on March 31, 1940. 529 Amendment declared lost 9:46 P.M. Original motion carried. Posture Clinic Expenses 3 625.00 Unanimous 9:46 P.M. Vital Statistics Expenses 25.00 Unanimous 9:47 P.M. Animal Inspection Personal Services 500.00 Unanimous 9:47 P.M. Slaughtering Inspection Personal Services 800.00 Unanimous 9:47 P.M. Plumbing Inspection Personal Services 800.00 Unanimous 9 :47 P.M. Expenses 105.00 Unanimous 9:47 P.M. Sewer Maintenance Personal Services 1,202.67 Unanimous 9:48 P.M. Wages & Expenses 4,200.00 Unanimous 9:48 P.M. Sewer Services Wages & Expenses 1,550.00 Unanimous 9:48 P.M. Care of Dumps & Removal of Ashes Wages & Expenses 1,900.00 Unanimous 9:48 P.M. Garbage Collection Expenses 5,065.00 Unanimous 9:48 P.M. Highway Maintenance Personal Services 5,409.67 Unanimous 9:48 P.M. Wages & Expenses 36,000.00 Unanimous 9:48 P.M. Traffic Regulation & Control Wages & Expenses 1,700.00 Unanimous 9:50 P.M. Street Lights Expenses 22,018.00 Unanimous 9:50 P.M. Street Signs Wages & Expenses 400.00 Unanimous 9:51 P.M. Highway Department - Road MachinerZ Expenses 9,225.00 ( This amount to be transferred from the Road Machinery Fund) Amendment presented. ` VOTED: That the sum of X5,625.00 be appropriated for the Road Macli-Tnery Account, and that this sum be transferred from the Road Machinery Fund. Amendment carried 10: 10 P.M. Highway Department - Road Machinery VOTED: That the sum of 45,625.00 be appropriated for the Road Machinery Account, and that this surrn be transferred from the Road Machinery Fund. Carried 10:10 P.M. Snow Removal Wages & Expenses 20,000.00 Amendment presented. 530 VOTED: That the sum of $191000.00, which shall include an item for the purchase of four V-plows, be appropriated for Snow Removal. Amendment carried 10:13 P.M. Snow Removal VOTED: That the sum of 019,000.00, which shall include an item for the purchase of four V-plows, be appropriated for Snow Removal , Carried 10:13 P.M. Public Welfare Personal Services 031827.16 Unanimous 10:19 P.M. Town Physician Salary of Physician 750.00 Unanimous 10:19 P.M. Administration Expenses 800.00 Amendment presented. VOTED: That the sum of g75o .00 be appropriated for Public Welfare - Administration Expenses. Amendment carried 10:24 P.M. Administration Expenses 750.00 Unanimous 10:24 P.M. Comnodity Distribution 900.00 Unanimous 10:25 P.M. Aid & Expenses 62,744.37 Amendment presented. VOTED: That the sum of $571000.00 be appropriated for Public Welfare - Aid & Expenses . Amendment carried 10:28 P.M. Aid & Expenses VOTED: That the sum of $57,000.00 be appropriated for Public Welfare - Aid & Expenses. Carried Unanimous 10:29 P.M. Dependent Children Aid Personal Services 610 .55 Administration Items 25.00 Aid & Expenses 13 • 000 00 Amendment presented. VOTED: That the sum of 0_5.00 be appropriated for Dependent Children - Administration Expenses. Amendment carried 10:30 P.M. Second amendment presented. VOTED: That the sum of $12,000.00 be appropriated for Depend- ent Clqildren - Aid & Expenses. Amendment carried 10:30 P.M. 531 pendent Children Aid Personal ServicesUnanimous 10:30 P.M.� 610.�55 Administration Items 15.00 Unanimous 10:30 P.M. Aid & Expenses 12,000.00 Unanimous 10:30 P.M. Old Age Assistance Personal Services 2,544.66 Administration Expenses 150.00 Aid & Expenses 28,000.00 Amennment presented. VOTED: That the sum of 125.00 be appropriated for Old Age Assistance - Administration Expenses. Amendment carried 10:31 P.M. Second amendment presented. VOTED: That the sum of $27,000 .00 be appropriated for Old Age Assistance - Aid & Expenses . Amendment carried 10 :31 P.M. Old Age Assistance Personal Services 2,544.66 Unanimous 10:31 P.M, Administration Expenses 125.00 Unanimous 10:31 P.N. Aid & Expenses 27,000.00 Unanimous 10:31 P.M. Soldier's Relief Personal Services 431.83 Administration E�oenses 25.00 Aid & Expenses 7,500.00 Amendment presented. . VOTED: That the sum of q?10.00 be appropriated for Soldiers ' Relief - Administration Expenses. Amendment carried 10:32 P.M. Soldier's Relief " Personal Services 431.83 Unanimous 10:32 P.M. Administration Expenses 10 .00 Unanimous 10:32 P.M. Aid & Expenses 7,500.00 Unanimous 10:32 P.N. State Aid Cash Grants 1,000.00 Amendment presented. VOTED: That the sum of 6800 .00 be appropriated for State Aid. Amendment carries 10:33 P.N. State Aid Cash Grants 800.00 Unanimous 10:33 P. I. Military Aid Cash Grants 800 .00 Amendment presented. VOTED: That the sum of 700.00 be appropriated for Military Aid. Amendment carried 10:34 P.M. 532 cn Military Aid !?‹ Cash Grants $700.00 Unanimous 10:34 P.M. Soldier's Burials Burial Expenses 200.00 Amendment presented. VOD: That the sum of $100.00 be appropriated for Soldiers ' Burials . Amendment carried 1035 P.M. Soldier's Burials Burial Expenses 100.00 Unanimous 10:35 P.M. Presented by Randall B. Houghton, School Committee. VOTED, That the sum of $219,855.30 be appropriated and assessed for the support of the Public Schools for the current year as follows: Personal Ser- vices $182,031.40, Other Expenses, including $100 .00 for Travel Outside of the State, $37,823.90. Carried Unanimous 10:35 P.M. VOTED, That the sum -of $203.00 be appropriated and assessed for the maintenance of classes for instruction in Americanization. Carried Unanimous 10:36 P.M. VOTED, That the sum of $1,190.00 be appropriated and assessed for the payment of tuition of pupils attending Vocational School, Carried Unanimous 10:36 P.M. VOTED: That the sum of $13,319 . be appropriated and assessed for the support of Cary Memorial Library and Branch for the current year, as follows: Personal Services $9,709. Expenses 3,610. ‹ which includes the amount received from the county for dog licenses . Carried Unanimous 10:37 P.M. Motion by Selectman Giroux to lay Article 6 on the table. No objections . Carried Unanimously 10:38 P.M. Article 11 presented by Robert C . Merriam, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee. Art. 11, VOTED: Tlint the sum of $15,000 . be appropriated for the Reserve Fund, as provided by Chapter 40, Section 6, General Laws , Carried Unanimous 10:40 P.M. Motion by Selectman Giroux that the meeting be adjourned for two weeks, April 8th, 1940, 8:00 P.M. Carried Unanimous 10:40 P.M. A true record. Attest: • / Town C k ./ 533 SECOND ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING HELD APRIL 8, 1940 Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Robert H. Holt, at 8: 12 P.M. There were 176 Town Meeting Members present. All articles were presented by Archibald R. Giroux, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, unless otherwise noted. Selectman Archibald R. Giroux moves to take Article Six from the table . There were no objections from the Town Meeting Members . 8:13 P.M. The various items under Article 6 were read by the Moderator. • Parks 87. Playgrounds Personal Services $4,069.33 Wages & Expenses 9,700.00 Robert C. Merriam, Chairman of Appropriation Committee, offers following amendment . VOTED: That the sum of $3724.33 be appropriated for Parks & Playgrounds - Personal Services. Amendment declared carried by voice vote. Doubted, standing count taken, as follows . In Favor Tellers Opposed 18 Charles M. Blake 19 54 F. Stanley Love 38 8 Edwin B. Worthen, Jr. 27 80 84 Amendment lost - 8: 22 P.M. Main motion as follows : Parks & Playgrounds Personal Services 4,069.33 Unanimous 8:23 P.M. Wages & Expenses 9,700 .00 Unanimous 8:23 P.M. Memorial Day Expenses 250 .00 Unanimous 8:23 P.M. Patriot 's Dv Expenses 500.00 Unanimous 8:23 P.M. Pensions Fire Department 1,110.85 Unanimous 8:23 P.M. Pensions Police Department 1,098.00 Unanimous 8:23 P.M. Contributory Retirement System Pension Accumulation Fund 12 962.00 Unanimous 8: 24 P.M. Interest Deficiency on Funds 314.49 Unanimous 8:24 P.M. Wages & Expenses 8,901,00 Unanimous 8:24 P.M. Insurance Premiums 9,990.00 Unanimous 8:25 P.M. 534 CP Administration of Trust Funds Expenses '&70.00 Unanimous 8:25 P.M. Town Report 712.00 Unanimous 8:25 P.M. Expenses Unclassified Expenses 250.00 Unanimous 8:25 P.M. Water Maintenance Personal Services 4,479.17 Unanimous 8:26 P.M. Wages & Expenses 18,900 .00 Unanimous 8:26 P.M. Water Replacements Expenses 1,250.00 Unanimous 8:26 P.M. Water Services Wages & Expenses 5,000.00 Unanimous 8:27 P.M. Cemetery_Maintenance - Munroe Personal Services 250.00 Unanimous 8:27 P.M. Wages & Expenses 1,660.00 Unanimous 8:27 P.M. Cemetery Maintenance - Westview Personal Services 450 .00 Unanimous 8:28 P.M. Wages & Expenses 2,560.00 Unanimus 8:28 P.M. ( This appropriation to be met by a transfer from Westview Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund) Interest on Debt Interest 10,573.75 Unanimous 8:28 P.M. Maturing Debt 97,356.48 Unanimous 8:29 P.M. ( Of which 8,000, is to be transferred from the Water Dept . Available Surplus Account) Art, 8. VOTED: That the Assessors be authorized to use the sum of ;320,000 .00 from the Excess and Deficiency Account toward the reduction of the 1940 tax rate. Carried Unanimous 8:32 P.M. Art. 9. VOTED: That this article be indefinitely postponed. Carried Unanimous 8:32 P.M. Art. 10, VOTED: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to sell and convey any of the real estate acquired by the Town by foreclosure of tax titles, upon such terms and conditions as they may approve. Carried Unanimous 8:33 P.M. Art. 12, VOTED: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to petition the Director of Accounts of the State for an audit for the year 1940 . Carried Unanimous 8:34 P.M. Art, 13, VOTED: That the Selectmen be authorized to install water mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets, as may be applied for during the year 1940 in accordance with 'author- ity contained in the By-Laws of the Town, subject to the assessment of betterments, and to take by eminent domain any necessary easements therefor, and for the purpose of said installation the sum of 0,000.00 be appropriated, this money to be provided by transfer from the Water De- partment Available Surplus Account, Carried Unanimous 8:35 P.M. 535 Art, 14. VOTED: That the Selectmen be authorized to install sewer mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets as may be applied for during the year 1940 in accordance with St, 1897, Ch. 504, as amended, or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain any necessary easements therefor, and for the purpose of said installation the sum of $1,000.00 be appropriated, this money to be provided by transfer from the Sewer Assessment Fund. Carried Unanimous 8:36 P.M. Art . 15. VOTED: That the Selectmen be authorized to install water mains not less than 6" and not mere than 16" in diameter in the following street: Percy Road, from Warren Street to Highland Avenue and in such other streets as the Selectmen may determine, and for this purpose the sum of 5,100 .00 be appropriated, this money to be provided by transfer from the Water De- partment Available Surplus Account. Request for Superintendent of Water Department, Joseph A. Ross , to appear on floor. No objections from Town Meeting Members . 8:37 P.M. Harold B. Lamont moves that Article 15 be indefinitely post- poned. 8:45 P.M. Motion as presented by Lamont for indefinite postponement declared lost by the Moderator. 8:49 P.M. Main motion as follows . Art. 15, VOTED: That the Selectmen be authorized to install water mains not less than 6" and not more than 16" in diameter in the following street: Percy Road, from Warren Street to Highland Avenue and in such other streets as the Selectmen may determine, and for this purpose the sum of 5,100.00 be appropriated, this money to be provided by transfer from the Water De- partment Available Surplus Account . Carried Unanimous 8:50 P.M. Art. 16, VOTTM: That the Selectmen be authorized to install a water main in Grant Street from the present end at the so-called Richards property to the so-called Mabey property, a distance of approximately four hundred and twenty-five feet, and for the purpose, of said installa- tion the sum of 4;2,500.00 be appropriated, this money to be provided by transfer from the Water Department Avail- able Surplus Account . Carried Unanimous 8:53 P.M. Art, 17 . VOTED: That the sum of 2,000.00 be appropriated and assessed for highway maintenance; said sum, or any portion thereof to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen and to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose . Carried Unanimous 8: 54 P.N. Art, 18. VOTED: That the Selectmen be authorized to construct granolithic or biturinous concrete sidewalks where the abutting owner pays one-half the cost, and for the purpose of said construction the sum of ,N00.00 be appropriated from the revenue of the current year. Carried Unanimous 8:54 P.M. 536 ClXQ Art, 21. VOTED: That this article be indefinitely postponed. Carried Unanimous 8:55 P.M. Art, 22. VOTED: That the Selectmen be authorized to install street lights in the following unaccepted streets: Winter Street; Wadman Circle; Hill Avenue; Summit Avenue . Carried Unanimous 8: 56 P.M. Art. 23. VOTED: That the Selectmen be authorized to purchase the lot of land on Clarke Street known as the Isaac Harris Cary Educational ?and lot, and containing 12,508 square feet, more or less, for library purposes, and for this purpose the sum of 431,500.00 be appropri- ated, this money to be provided by transfer from the Veterans ! Memorial Fund. Carried Unanimous 8:58 P.M. Art, 24, VOTED: That the sum of g900 .00 be appropriated for the improvement of the traffic control system in the vicinity of Clarke Street, and at the junction of Bedford Street and Harrington Road, this money to be raised from the revenue of the current year. Explanations by Robert C. Merriam, Chainaan of the Appropri- ation Comrittee . William R. Greeley speaks against the passing of the motion, which was declared lost 9:05 P.N. William R. Greeley asks to take up Article 2, offering the following report. April 12, 1939 . To the Selectmen Town Office Building Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: Last year a committee was appointed to consider the purchase of additional land near the corner of Grove and Burl- ington Streets . The committee met, visited the site, examined the plans, consulted with those in charge of the present park, and decided to recommend to the Town the purchase of no addition- al land, The Committee submits this report and desires to be discharged. Very truly yours , W. R. Greeley, Chairman Geo, P. Morey Geo, R. Fuller Leland H. Emery Alan G. Adams offering a motion that the report be accepted and the committee discharged. Carried Unanimous 9:08 P.M. Article 25, presented by Randall B. Houghton, as follows: VOTED: That the sum of $7000.00 be appropriated and assessed for the installation of automatic sprinklers in the Hancock School under the direction of the School Committee. General discussion by various speakers. 537 Harold B. Lamont moves article be indefinitely postponed, with the suggestion that special permission be obtained from the legislature for the issuance of bonds to cover the cost of the installation, over a period of years . Donald B. Love moves for indefinite postponement. The motion of Harold B. Lamont for indefinite postponement presented for vote, and was declared lost at 9:35 P.M. The main motion of Article 25 as follows: VOTED: That the sum of 7000.00 be appropriated and assessed for the installation of automatic sprinklers in the Hancock. School under the direction of the School Committee . Declared carried 9:37 P.M. Robert C. Merriam, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, reads the following resolution. RESOLVED: That it is the sense of this Town Meeting that a vote be presented at the next Town Meeting to authorize a petition to the General Court of Massachusetts to enact legisla- tion which will permit the installation of automatic sprinklers, in school buildings in the Town of Lexington, payment for which may be all or in part provided by the issuance of notes of the Town for a period not exceeding ten years . it being voted to accept same by unanimous vote . 9 :39 P.M. Art. 26 . VOTED: That the Town accept a gift from Mr. Philip B. Parsons of 18 Revere Street, Lexington, of a painting of the Battle of Fiske Hill, to be placed in the Parker School. Carried Unanimous 9:40 P.M. Art. 27. VOTED: That the sum of 500.00 be appropriated for the purpose of providing proper facilities for public enter- tainment at the time of the national convention of the American Legion in. Boston during the year nineteen hun- dred and forty, and of paying expenses incidental to such entertainment in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 115 of the Acts of 1939, said money to be raised from the revenue of the current year. which was declared lost by the Moderator at 9:43 P.M. The decision of the Moderator being doubted, a standing vote was taken as follows : In Favor Tellers Opposed 6 Charles M. Blake 22 24 F, Stanley Love 63 12 Edwin B. Worthen, Jr. 17 42 102 Lost 9:46 P.M. Art. 28, VOTED: That the Town Meeting Members recommend to the Board of Selectmen that licenses be granted for public exhibition of moving, pictures on Sundays to which ad- mission may be charged. Declared lost 9:49 P.M. Art. 29 , VOTED: That the Town accept a gift from the Lexington Chamber of Commerce of the Shenandoah Flag System. Carried Unanimous 9 :50 P.M, 538 Article 30 . Robert C. Merriam, Chairman of the Appro- priation Committee, presents the following: VOTED: That the Board of Selectmen is hereby instructed to place 50% of the Town's Fire Insurance with sound agency mutual insurance companies, this vote to become effective as soon as the expiration of Fire Insurance policies now in force shall permit . General discussion by various speakers . Philip H. Clark moves no action be taken, that article be indefinitely postponed. Motion to indefinitely postpone, carried 10:13 P.M. Art, 31, VOTED: That the sum of '1,550.00 be appropriated for the demolition of the building located 758 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, known as the Old Adams School, this money to be raised from the revenue of the current year. Carried Unanimous 10:14 P.M. Art. 32. VOTED: That the sum of 43200 .00 be appropriated for the purpose of erecting a fence to enclose the new fields at the Center Playground, this money to be raised from the, revenue of the current year. Declared lost 10:16 P.M. Art, 33. VOTED: That the sum of c- 2, 117.89 be appropriated for the purchase of an ambulance to be known as the Veterans ' Memorial Ambulance, this sum to be provided by transfer from the Veterans ' Memorial Fund. Dr, James J, Walsh, speaking in favor of the article. Raymond L. White spoke in opposition. General discussion. Motion declared carried 10:30 P.M. Art. 2, VOTED: That the Committee in charge of the "Veterans Memorial Fund" appointed in 1925 be discharged. Carried Unanimous 10:37 P.M. Art, 34. William R. Greeley moves article be indefinitely post- poned. Carried Unanimous 10: 37 P.M. Art, 7 , VOTED: That the following sums be transferred to the Excess and Deficiency Account: From: Treasurer's Department - Check Signer 6 .36 Law Department - Ryder case 22.80 - Highway Construction - Bedford Street 658.75 Highway Construction Westview Street 196.11 Permanent Memorial for Veterans Committee 800,00 Carried Unanimous 10:39 P.M, Art, 1. VOTED: That the sum of 41,000 .00 be appropriated and assessed to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the purchase of materials and equipment and for wages for superintendence on public works for which the Town has power to appropriate money, to be designated by the Selectmen, in which works recipients of welfare aid from the Town may be required to work. Carried Unanimous 10:40 P.M. 539 Art. 2, VOTED: That the Selectmen be authorized to install street lights in the following unaccepted streets: Hillcrest Street; James Street; Wright Street. Carried Unanimous 10:40 P.M, Motion by Selectman Archibald R. Giroux meeting be dissolved. Carried Unanimous 10:41 P.M. A true record. Attest: Town irk r WARRANT FOR PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss . To either of the Constables of the To of Lexington, Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in their respective voting places in said town, PRECINCT ONE, ADAMS SCHOOL; PRECINCT TWO, THREE AND FOUR, CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING, on TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL, 1940, at 2:00 o' clock P. M. for the following purposes : To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Election of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices : 4 DELEGATES AT LARGE to the National Convention of the Republican Party. 4 ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE to the National Convention of the Republican Party. 12 DELEGATES AT LARGE to the National Convention of the Democratic Party. 12 ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE to the National Convention of the Democratic Party. 2 DISTRICT DELEGATES to the National Convention of the Republican Party, 5th Congressional District. 2 ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES to the National Convention of the Republican Party, 5th Congressional Dis- trict.