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kVA M01 All moneys received by way of grant from the Federal Government on account of this project shall be applied first to meet the cost of construction thereof and any balance shall be applied to the payment of the loan herein authorized. The Selectmen are hereby authorized and directed to accept on behalf of the Town, for use in carrying out such project, a Federal grant of money, pursuant to the Public Torks Admini st ra- tion Appropriation Act of 1938; and the Selectmen are authorized to proceed with the construction of said project and to enter -into all necessary and proper contracts and agreements in respect there- to, all subject to applicable Federal regulations; and the Select- men are authorized to do all other acts and things necessary or convenient for obtaining said grant, making said loan, and con- structing said project. Selectman Archibald R. Giroux asks if the Town Meeting Members have any objections to acting upon the five Articles as one group. Town Meeting Members declared no objections. - General discussion by many speakers . Moderator Robert H. Holt states as long as the five Articles were acted upon as one group, if it would be agreeable with the Selectmen and the Town Meeting Members to vote on the group under one Article number, eliminating the numbers 3-4-5 & 6 calling the entire group as Article 7. Town Counsel, Sydney R. Wright-ington, states it would be better to consider all as Article 3, which was approved by the Selectmen and the Town Meeting Members . The following rising vote was taken: In Favor Tellers Opposed 29 William M. Blake 5 56 Lester T. Redman 17 27 Roger B. Long 7 112 29 Carried 9 :34 P.M.