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Meeting of the Appropriation Committee, Thursday, Feb. 6, 1969, 7:45 p.m.
<br /> Present: R. Gary, Chairman; J. Blaisdell; R. Blomfield; L. Burnell; R.
<br /> Perry, Comptroller; D. White; R. Souza
<br /> Articles as approved by Selectmen by Capital Expenditures Ctee.
<br /> Sewer trunks 347,700 540,000
<br /> laterals 194,000
<br /> Drains 40,000 40,000
<br /> Streets 172,500* 135,000
<br /> Reimbursing subdiv. 20,000 20,000
<br /> Chapter 90 60,000 60,000
<br /> Water mains 20,000 20,000
<br /> 4-1 Sidewalks 46,400 45,000
<br /> lf� Curbing 5,000 5,000
<br /> .--I Road Machinery 44,900 70,000
<br /> Traffic 8,000 8,000
<br /> $958,500 $943,000
<br /> *15,000 transfer -15,000
<br /> from old Article 943,500
<br /> Fire Commissioners wrote that the retirement of one deputy which is
<br /> anticipated next year will necessitate an examination and the promotion
<br /> of one private to lieutenant. Therefore committee voted to replace
<br /> the money for the Lieutenant's examination which had been deleted
<br /> from the i kax Fire Dept. expense budget. New total for Account #4150
<br /> becomes $45,500,
<br /> #5600 Street Lighting. Request breakdown into cost of lighting with
<br /> present lights and cost of providing additional lighting. What streets
<br /> do Selectmen wish to light, and at what cost for each?
<br /> Budgets discussed and approved as follow:
<br /> #7150 $ 600
<br /> ¢200 49,500
<br /> 7250 350
<br /> 7300 250
<br /> $350 Cemetery 54,692 Selectmen have approved this figure
<br /> 7400 " , exp. 4,675 Selectmen have disapproved compressor
<br /> 7800 106,544
<br /> 7850 1,950
<br /> 8500 326,740
<br /> 8525 70,000
<br /> 8550 1,081,000
<br /> Library Budgets discussed
<br /> Personal Ser**ces
<br /> New pay scale adopted by Trustees provides increases in minimum salary
<br /> classifications of 7.7 to 11.3%. Committee noted that these increases
<br /> in the scale plus the normal step increases amount to 11 to 12% increases
<br /> for each individual. Discussion of whether increases amounting to 800 to
<br /> $1000/year were excessive. Since the practice of raising both the
<br /> salary schedule and the individual's step rate axe is common in the rest
<br /> of the town as well as in the library, it was decided to discuss this
<br /> with the Selectmen before making a recommendation on the Library budget.
<br /> One suggestion is to recommend salary increases of It 7% throughout the
<br /> Town. This would mean increasing the schedules, but not recommending
<br /> step raises also.
<br /> Expense budget #7550 approved for $65,400, allowing about $37,000 for books.
<br /> Respectfully submitted,
<br /> Ruth F. Souza, secretary
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