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- 2 - Town Offices & Cary Memorial Building - Expenses - Total x;7000.00 This request is the same as last year, except for the fact that no oil is figured for the heating of the Barnes property . It includes painting of the second floor of the Town Office Building. Sewer Maintenance - 1Tages R 1± penses - Total 03,500.00 Last year, X3, 500.00 was requested and this figure was reduce'i to ''2,900.00. There is a balance of ';818.00 at present 'in this account. However, Mr. Paxton estimates that ;53,500.00 will be necessary this year. Mr. Paxton stated that it costs about 1100.00 a mile to clean the sewerage pipes. He stated that a considerable amount of this work could not be done this year due to the shortage of labor, and as a result, a stoppage occurred in Vine Brook Road drain which cost over ;,,400.00 to clean the pipes. Also, Mr. Paxton stated that one service renewal was necessary in Audubon Road. Sewer Construction - Sundry Streets - Total ;9, 621.97 Some work was done on Liberty Heights this year. Mr. Paxton requested that the balance be carried over. Drainage Construction - Total ;471.57 Mr. Paxton requested that this balance be carried over. He stated that this is the balance of an appropriation in 1941, when Bow Street and Percy Road drains were installed. Care of Bumps and Removal of Ashes - Total : 1, 600.00 Last year ':31,700.00 was requested and approved. This year "r. Paxton is requesting only 01, 600.00 Garbage Collection - Total ; 6,000.00 The present contract expires October 19, 1944 which is for 05,000.00 a year. However, when bids are asked for this coming year, the amount may be greater, if so, a request will have to be made for a transfer fromcess R Deficiency Account. Highway Maintenance - 'rages R Expenses - Total X30,000.00 Mr. Paxton stated that this year he was able to get tar and did a fair amount of work. There are only four men now left in the Highway Bep'rtment. Raymond Bond questioned Mr. Paxton about the Town paying 50 cents an hour to boys of 1 and 17 years of age. Mr. Paxton stated that he had tried the boys but they did not prove satisfactory.