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• -6- 11, 1 t% ) employed at the Dump. Garbage Collection . The present contract expires October 19, 1945, and this is the basis on which this budget was figured on. Mr. Paxton stated that he does not know what the new contract might amount to, and if it is higher, it will require a transfer from the Reserve Fund later in the year. Highway Maintenance - Wages & Expenses Requests $66,07=0. Mr. -Paxton states that this is a normal year budget. This year approximate 124,000.00 has been spent, and they have not been able to do any brush cutting at sides. of roads for the past three years ; also the drains are in bad shape. No brook cleaning has been done for the last few years. If labor is available, some of this work will be done this coming year. Fi ghway Maintenance - Chapter 90 • This budget is the same as last year. Snow Removal Total anount asked for is $20,000.00. This is only a guess and possibly this will be reduced at the Town Meeting if the snow-fall has been light. Traffic Regulation & Control As'ki ng 075.07 . Mr. Pax£on stated that the Board of Selectmen had approved it in the amount of 5''600 .00. Street Lights This has been worked out two ways - first; 12 :00 P.M. lighting, and 1:00 A.M. lighting. Mr. Paxton says that there is a fixed charge of approximately 115,000.00 whether the lights are on or not. Street Signs AsVIngor $500.00. The cost of signs now is approximately 58.00 apiece. Mr. Paxton has figured on approximately 50 new signs in this budget, and also 1100.00 for miscellaneous maintenance. This year about 4460.53 has been spent out of the $700.00 appropriation. Highway Department - Road Machinery Account Tinder vas item there is 120,600.00 for new equipment. This represents the approximate price of one yard shovel. The present shovel was bought in 1935 at which time it was a second-hand shovel. At the present