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ANNUAL REPORTS 33
<br />purpose,—Dr. Barnes to reserve the right to request the
<br />Town to exercise the option at any time within sixty days'
<br />notice. If the Town did not avail itself of said option, Dr.
<br />Barnes was at liberty to dispose of said land to any prospec-
<br />tive buyer he might have.
<br />In the opinion of the Committee, the necessity for a new
<br />Central Fire Station at this time is apparent, but the money
<br />for a proper building seems, under present conditions, most
<br />remote.
<br />$2,000 was appropriated for the expense of this Committee
<br />to be expended on plans, etc., but no money, up to date, has
<br />been spent.
<br />In fact, last year $1,500 was transferred and the balance
<br />of $500 still remains unspent. Let me state that the Com-
<br />mittee does not recommend the expenditure of any money
<br />now or in the immediate future. Under these circumstances,
<br />the Committee asks that this report be accepted and the
<br />Committee discharged.
<br />Signed,
<br />ROBERT F. TRASK,
<br />EDWARD W. TAYLOR,
<br />HALLIE C. BLAKE.
<br />Moved and seconded that above report be accepted and
<br />the Committee be discharged. Unanimous. 8:10 P. M.
<br />Under Article two, Mr. Rowse, Chairman of Appropria-
<br />tion Committee, offers the following motion: Voted: The
<br />sense of this meeting on the matter of salary reduction and
<br />readjustment as it applies to appropriation for 1933 be as-
<br />certained by ballot.
<br />Mr. Rowse refers to motion of James S. Smith of Oc-
<br />tober 31, 1932, giving figures, etc.
<br />Mr. Hallie C. Blake refers to motion of meeting held Oc-
<br />tober 31, 1932, offering the following motion: Voted: That
<br />it is the sense of this meeting that in lieu of a reduction in
<br />salaries, all salaried officers and all Town Employees con-
<br />tinue to contribute ten per cent of their pay for the balance
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<br />of the calendar year to a fund to be expended by the Board
<br />of Selectmen, for labor on public works or relief of unem-
<br />ployed citizens of the Town, except that all laborers and em-
<br />ployees receiving twenty dollars per week or less shall be
<br />exempted from this contribution.
<br />Mr. Jones offers amendment, same be laid on the table.
<br />Lost unanimously. 8:29 P. M.
<br />Mr. Blake's substitute motion was put to a vote, and de-
<br />clared lost, unanimous. 8:30 P. M.
<br />Francis E. Burke offers the following motion: Voted:
<br />That it is the sense of this meeting that in lieu of a reduc-
<br />tion in salaries, all salaried officers and all Town Employees
<br />contribute twelve and one-half per cent of their pay for the
<br />balance of the calendar year to a fund to be expended by the
<br />Board of Selectmen, for labor, on public works or relief of
<br />unemployed citizens of the Town, except that all laborers and
<br />employees receiving twenty dollars per week or less shall be
<br />exempted from this contribution.
<br />General discussion from the following speakers, for and
<br />against, Messrs. Robertson, Fuller, Redman, Rowse, Nichols,
<br />Hooper, Cutter, Worthen, McCabe, Buckley, Stevens and
<br />Rucker.
<br />Burke's substitute motion was put to a vote, and declared
<br />lost, unanimous -9 P. M.
<br />Mr. Rowse's original motion to vote by ballot, presented,
<br />result undecided, therefore a rising vote taken, following
<br />tellers being appointed and results:
<br />Yes
<br />26
<br />70
<br />23
<br />Total 115
<br />Carried -9:05 P. M.
<br />Teller
<br />Long
<br />Redman
<br />Norris
<br />No
<br />5
<br />27
<br />12
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<br />The following were appointed as tellers: Nary, Chamber-
<br />lain and Dr. Walsh, to assist the original tellers appointed,
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