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96 ' The Appropriations Committee held a meeting on Monday, August 11, 1969, at 7:30 P .M., in the Comptoller's Office, Town Office Building. Members present were Robert M. Gary, Chairman, J. Harper Blaisdell, Levi G. Burnell, Edward E. Furash, Jack L. Mitchell, Richard M. Perry, Comptroller, Donald B. White, Louis A. Zehner and Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary. The Chairman advised that July Transfers from the Reserve Fund are as follows : 7/2 8 125. - - Ambulance Account - tires 715 500. - - Selectmen - Town Manager advertising 7/18 19,000. - - Interest on anticipation loans 7/21 1,700. - - Acct. #1900 - Warrant - Special Town Meeting $21,325. Comparison of anticipation borrowing and interest for 1968 and 1969: 1968 1969 88.,000,000. (total) $5,000,000. (to present time) Interest Interest $62,700. at 3 .29 0106,000. at 6.23 The Comptroller advised that there is a possibility that further anticipation borrowing of $500,000. at 69 for 60 days with interest of •6,000. will be needed. Logan Clarke, Jr., Chairman of the School Committee, joined the meeting at 9:00 P.M. Discussion was held as to the Permanent Building Com- mittee' s and School Committee ' s plans for the new Junior High School in the light of the results of the June Referendum vote . Mr. Clarke stated that the $25,000. requested in Article 2 of the Warrant for the August Special Town Meeting is for a new set of preliminary plans. The PBC and SC will use the Marrett Road site and they plan to retain the same architectural firm. Economy in the new proposal will consist of reducing the over-all square footage to 120,000 square feet, elimi- nating potential expansion space and making variations in the configu- ration of the building. Mr. Clarke also stated that they still favor the open library plan, previously submitted. Mr. Clarke informed Chairman Gary that the teachers are planning to come back by September 15th re: salaries and he requested a decision from. Appropriations on busses and also in the near future a Pro Forma projection of the economic picture for March. Mr. Clarke retired from the meeting at 10:15 P.M. Article 2 . Motion was made by Member Blaisdell that the sum of 510,000. be trans- ferred from Article L. of the Special Town Meeting of June 2, 1969 .