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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING - MARCH 17, 1975 The meeting was called to order in Cary Memorial Hall st 8 :02 P. M. by the Moderator, Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. There were 191 Town Meeting Members present. The invocation was offered by Rev. Harold T. Handley, Rector Emeritus of the Church of Our Redeemer. 8:04 P. M. The Moderator called for a moment of silence for two long time town meeting members who had passed away in the past two weeks - Alan G. Adams and Jack L. Mitchell. 8:05 P. M. stated The Moderator /that the town meeting would be taped for historical purposes and the repository would be the Cary Memorial Library. 8:05 P. M. Town Clerk, Mary R. McDonough, read the warrant for the meeting until further reading was waived. 8:07 P. M. The Constable's Return of the Warrant was read by the Town Clerk. 8:07 P. M. Article 2. Edward E. Furash, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, moved that the report of the Appropriation Commmittee be accepted and placed on file. 8:08 P. M. Mr. Furash stated, that if the recommendations of his committee were followed, at this time it would appear that the tax rate would be between $74.00 and $76.00. He also stated, that because of the collective bargaining negotiations not completed at this time, that Articles 4 and 5 would not be presented at this or Wednesday's meeting but a motion would be offered that these two articles be tabled. 8:17 P. M. Mr. Furash's motion to accept and file the report of the Appropriation Committee was carried unanimously. 8:17 P. M. George S. Silverman, Chairman of the Capital Expenditures Committee, moved that the report of the Capital Expenditures Committee be accepted and placed on file. Carried Unanimously 8 :19 P. M. Joseph A. Campbell, Chairman of the Noise Pollution Study Committee, moved that the report of the Noise Pollution Study Committee be accepted, placed on file and the committee discharged. Carried Unanimously 8:21 P. M. Article 3. Presented by Allan F. Kenney. MOTION: That a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to have the charge of the lectures under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Suzanna E. Cary for the current year. Carried Unanimously 8:21 P. M. Article 4. Allan F. Kenney moved that Article 4 be tabled. Carried Unanimously 8:21 P. M. (See Pages 58 -65 inc.) Article 5. Allan F. Kenney moved that Article 5 be tabled. Carried Unanimously 8:21 P. M. (See Pages 64 & 65.) Article 6. Presented by Allan F. Kenney. MOTION: That this article be indefinitely postponed. Carried Unanimously 8:22 P. M.