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5/6 ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING HELI) MARCH 28, 1955 vu' There were 189 Town Meeting Members present. Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Charles E. Ferguson. 8L04 P. M. Invocation by Rev. Harold T. Handley. 8:05 P. M. Article 5, Presented by Leon W. Bateman, Chairman, Board of Selectmen. VOTED: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1956, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year and to re- new any note or notes that may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17 of Chap- ter 44 of the General Laws. Carried Unanimously 8 :05 P. M. Article 6. Presented by Leon W. Bateman. VOTED: To establish the salary and compensation of the Town Treasurer, Town Clerk and Town Collector of Taxes at the following annual rates : Town Clerk 4 2,500.00 Town Treasurer 2,700.00 Town_ Collector of Taxes 5,200.00 and to raise and appropriate therefor the sum of 410,400, Carried Unanimously 8:06 P. M. Article 7. Moved for indefinite postponement. Carried Unanimously 8 :07' P. M. Article 8. Presented by Leon W. Bateman. VOTED: To raise and appropriate the sum of 43,113.60 for the unpaid bills for prior years of the following accounts : Public Welfare , Town of. Arlington % 1,133.60 School Department Mdsx. & Boston Street Railway Co. 1,980,00 Carried Unanimously 8:08 P. M. Article 9. VOTED: To appropriate 420,000.00 for the 3eserve Fund and Presented to provide for the apyment thereof by a transfer of by Leon W. 410,000 from the Overlay Reserve and the balance of Bateman 410,000 to be raised in the current tax levy. Carried Unanimously 8:08 P. M. Article 10, VOTED: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to Presented petition the Director of Accounts of the &tate for an by Leon W. audit for the year 1955. Bateman Carried Unanimously 8:08 P. IVI, Article 11. Presented by Haskell W. Reed. Voted; That the Selectmen be and they hereby are auth- orized to install water mains not less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine, subject to the assessment of betterments, or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and to appropriate for such install- ation and land acquisition the sum of 420,000.00 of which 410,000.00 is to be transferred from the Water Assessment Fund and the balance of 410,000 is to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Carried Unanimously 8 :10 P. M.