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At 8:35 P.M. Mr. Robert P. Trask, a member of the war Price & Rationing Board, entered this meeting to discuss their budget for the year 1944. Unclassified - Rationing Board - Total $675.00 Their budget Showa their expenditures to December 1, 1943; Yr. Trask stated that some bills for supplies have not yet been received. Telephone - $200.00 The cost of the telephone service is established. Office Supplies - $300.00 Mr. Trask said that the Federal Government furnished the standard forms, but all the Rationing Board stationery and other forms were furnished by the Town. Mr. Trask said that he would like to see the requested amount of $300.00 stay as it is. Office Equipment - $100.00 Mr. Trask said that they had spent $20.00 this year and that possibly $50.00 would be all right for the year 1944. The question was asked if the present equipment used by the Rationing Board was Town property. Mr. Trask said that it was Town property. Mr. Robert P. Trask left the meeting and this Board im- mediately considered the War Price & Rationing Budget. Unclassified - Rationing Board - Total $625.00 This Committee decided to reduce the request for office equipment from $100.00 to $50.00, reducing the budget from {$675.00 to $625.00. A motion was made, seconded and voted to approve the Unclassified -- Rationing Board Budget in the amount of $625.00. Reserve Fund - Total $15,000.00 Chairman Lewis L. Hoyt spoke about the possibility of increasing the amount in excess of $15,000.00 so that the money would be available next year in the case of an emergency. By doing this, the other budgets could be kept down to their anti- cipated needs for the year 1944. *******4;-31-*