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<br /> TOWN Lei T I N G JUNE 20 , 1932 .
<br /> Ale meeting wns caller to order at 8 ; 22 k . : . Robert H Holt ,
<br /> Moderator , pre :: i ding .
<br /> There were 145 Town . : eeting members present .
<br /> Lrolectma.m Mr . `i r .: k moved to take up article 11 .
<br /> ,.:r . Mitchell , Chairman of the Appropriation Committee , stated
<br /> as the various articles wore presented , he would read the recommen-
<br /> dations of the Committee , stvting the appropriations asked for under
<br /> r' ublic aorks J-'epartient of V1700 . 1 . altham Street and Allen kJtreat
<br /> Lrainage yr500 . Park �.epartment vl , 000 . and cle4ng Lrooks , 3300 . 00
<br /> were not reproved , for the reason had a resolve to offer
<br /> whereby there items , would be takenZof , his suggestion beinb , that
<br /> two day ' s pay be deducted from the salaries of the Town Ernpinyees ,
<br /> from July 1 , 1932 to December 31 , 1932 , which would mean a total of
<br /> about c,- 3 , 500 . 00 , offering the following ; Resolved ; ihat it is the
<br /> sense of this mooting that from July 1st . to December 31st . of this
<br /> year all salaried officers and v11 town employees contribute tie
<br /> equivalent of two days pay per month to a fund to be expended by the
<br /> Board of Lelectmen for labor on public works relief of unemployed
<br /> citizens of the Town .
<br /> Solectran , :.:r . :trash , spoke , stating conditions of the un-
<br /> empl eye d , as they had been , what they were at the present , and how
<br /> they looked for the future .
<br /> :." r . Ernest Cutter , spoke , with his sr.ggestions of cutting
<br /> all salaries as follows ; chose receiving up to 15Ou . per year , be
<br /> recl r._ ced ten per cent , those receiving over x1500 . per year . be re-
<br /> duced fifteen per cent .
<br /> flthcell , stated he was opposed to my reductions .
<br /> Mr . Hooper , asked if any and what contributions , had al-
<br /> ready been made , from the various departmentE of the ;l own Employees .
<br /> Pnsw,ered by :. eloctman .-r . Trask , received from the em-
<br /> ployees of the 's o n Hall Offices x836 . from the k:. chool 'i' eachers c 1000 .
<br /> and also understood the Firemen had a fund established , which to
<br /> • date hrd turned over *w146 . 00
<br /> General discussion , with question :, from various speakers ,
<br /> Selectman . .. r . Trask, answering all questions .
<br /> :. r . i lilne , asked if the citizens of the Town had b en ask-
<br /> ed to contribute funds .
<br /> Ansy1 ored by Select;an sir , I rask . no .
<br /> �.ir . Ernest Cutter , he ould like to offer his original mo-
<br /> tion as an rmendment , to ,:r . s4tchell ' s resolve .
<br /> :. r . -=uuene Buckley , stated the unemployment situation was
<br /> a Town affair , and should be met as such , by means of appropriation
<br /> and aL sessments , offering the following motion ; That the resolve be
<br /> indefinitely postponed .
<br /> Mr . Ernest Cutter , renin suggested his motion , but was in-
<br /> formed by the Moderator , that his motion was not in order , account
<br /> no prt icle in the warrant covering same .
<br /> Mr . T.I4 Hoopc , asked if the c, uestio . of indefinitely post -
<br /> ponement was still in order .
<br /> Anse°, ered by the Moderator , it was , whereby the Moderator
<br /> offered the motion of Mr . Eugene Buckley , for indefinite postpone-
<br /> ment , which was doclared lost , unanimously .
<br /> Discusr. ion of sal'- ries of the Teachers , and other offices
<br /> of the Town , whereby :.:r . GreLley o _fered the following motion ;
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