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Article 12. Presented by Haskell W. Reed. 517 VOTED: That the Selectmen be and they hereby are auth- orized to install sewer mains, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, in such accepted or un- accepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine in accordance with Chapter 504 of the Acts of 1897 and all acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, 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 in- stallation and land acquisition the sum of 4106 190. 00 of which 436,190,00 is to be transferred from the Sewer Assessment Fund; and the balance of 470,000.00 is to be provided by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town, and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of 470,000,00 and issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chap- ter 44 of the General Laws, as amended, within a period not exceeding twenty years. Carried Unanimously 8 :13 P. M. Article 13. Moved for indefinite postponement. Carried Unanimously 8:13 P. M. Article 14. Presented by Haskell W. Reed. VOTED: That the sum of 413,190,05 be raised anal appro- priated for pensions for retired members of the Police Department, and that the sum of 43,844.68 be raised and appropriated for pensions for retired members of the Fire Department, under Chapter 32 of the General Laws. Carried Unanimously 8:13 P. M. Article 15. Presented by Haskell W. Reed, VOTED: That the sum of 43,000 be appropriated for Chap- ter 90 highway maintenance and be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account, Carried Unanimously 8:14 P. M. Article 16. Moved to be set aside for the time being. 8:14 P. M. The following articles presented by Leon W. Bateman unless other- wise noted. Article 17. VOTED: That the Selectmen be and they hereby are author- ized to construct concrete, bituminous concrete or other sidewalks, at such locations as they shall determine, where the abutting owner pays one-half of the cost, or otherwise, and to raise and appropriate therefor the sum of 47,000.00. Amendment presented by Donald N. Fifield as follows : Mr. Moderator, I move to amend the motion by' adding at the end, the following:-, and that the Selectmen be and hereby are directed to. so construct a concrete or bituminous concrete sidewalk on the southerly side of Adams Street from Neriam Street to the road from Adams Street to the Fiske School, during the year 1955. Amendment not. adopted. 8 :24 P. M. Original motion as presented, carried by voice vote. 8 :24 P. M. Article 18. VOTED: That the Selectmen be and they hereby are author- - ized to install curbing at such locations as they may determine, and that the sum of 44500 be raised and appro- priated therefor. Amendment presented by Gardner C. Ferguson as follows :