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9c 2. April 24, 1967, cont. Civil Defense Town Meeting appropriated $5,000 for expense budget #4350 instead of the 39,785 requested. Selectmen want to appropriate $3,500 more at June T.M. What can be cut in order to spend no more than 35,000 appropriated? Car expenses 3531.02 (4963 miles inside state) in 1966 + 351.07 supAies, gas, oil 178.10 tires, tubes chains 524.25 repairs and maint. automotive Training 1,248.00 in 1956 shat is the operating cost of the warning system alone? How much of telephone charge is for warning, how much for other? Instead of renting wires, can Town use telephone poles and string its own wire; would this be less expensi*e? Mr. Burrell has already spent $2,400. This is at same rate as last year, not at rate which would allow him to function within the $5,000 appropriated. Write letter to Mr. Burrell asking for detailed actual cost of operating warning system alone, cost last year as well as to—date cost this year and anticipated cost to end of year. Ask what he is doing to comply with T.M. cut. Buckman Tavern Historical Society has bids in for repair of Buckman Tavern. They have learned that, if Town lets the contract, it will cost several thousand dollars more than if Historical Society lets it. This is because Town is required to pay for various trades in accord with the State's wage scale for each trade. Present lease authorizes Lex. Historical Society to repair and maintain property. Act of legislature is required for Town to pay for this work. Recommend to Selectmen (Mr. Cole is writing this Act) that it be worded "authorize the Town to appropriate 3 to reimburse the Lexington Historical Society for its expenses in repairing Buckman Tavern which is owned by the Town". This would allow the Society to let the contract. Respectfully submitted, Ruth F. Souza, secretary