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M_TItUTT_+'.S OF TFT7 MFFTING OF THE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE HELY AT TuF TON OFYICE "TTILLr)ING, MONDAY EVENING, ATTGUST 20, 1945. The meeting was opened at the Public Works Building at 7:30 P.m. , by Chairman Lewis L. Hoyt, with the following members in attendance : Lewis L. Hoyt, Chairman Thacher Jenney Ronald D. Brown George M. Hynes J. Milton Brown Jasper A. Lane Michael J. Hopkins Harvey ?"`inlock Raymond L. White, Town Accountant. Col. Harry B. Barry spoke and stated that he wanted to show the members around, and to look at the different equipment a.s he had requested from the Board of Selectmen over 03,000.00 for the Highway Road Machinery Account; which item included •lust maintenance of the present equipment. Col. Barry then took the members around, Pointing out the different equipment, stating the age and the condition of same. The members went over the entire building. We then proceeded to the Town Office Building and reconvened in the office of the Town Accountant, at 8:12 P.m. Col. Barry was adm" teed to go over his requests. He stated that he figured .83,130.00 was necessary for just maintenance of the Highway Road Machinery items to December 31, 1945. However, Col. Barry stated that the Board of Selectmen recommended 02, 500 .00 to this Committee . Col. Barry further said that 023,842.80 was the total for new equipment now on order - which shows that the Highway Road Machinery Budget has already been spent. Col. Barry then spoke about the condition of the Dump. He stated that he requested 0690.00 from the Board of Selectmen which was necessary to take care of the Dump to December 3' , 1945. However, the Board of Selectmen recommended to this Committee the sum of 0600.00. Col. Barry