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7' Meeting of the Appropriation Committee, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1968, 7:30 p.m Present: , D. Grant, Chairman; J. Blaisdell; R. Blomfield; L. Burnell; E. Furash; R. Gary; R. Perry, Comptroller; D. White; L. Zehner; R. Souza. Reserve Fund Transfers made since last formal meeting of the Committee. Committee was polled by telephone and voted to transfer: $7,225 to Interest account, for interest on tax anticipation notes. $1,000 to Clerical Pool $4,500 to Veterans Aid and Expenses. Committee on Data Processing Dick Perry reported that the committee has met twice. Members are: Dick Perrry, Chairman; Ed Furash, J. Mitchell, John Bevan, Robert Farwell and Robert Whitman. They met with School Committee. Dick Perry is sending a letter to all Town Departments and Committees asking how each one might use data processing. He also asks what records they must keep and what theirp present method of record-keeping is. He will evaluate the results of this inquiry and the Committee on Data Processing will use it as a basis for study. Reserve Fund Requests Present Balance of Reserve Fund is $4,100. $1800 requested by PWD Supt. Bursae for transfer to Road Machinery, Capital Outlay. Bulldozer was burned. Fire Insurance paid for the loss, but the money goes into estimated receipts and next year's E & D. Voted to transfer $1800 to Road Machinery, Capital Outlay $1350 requested by Mary McDonough to be transferred to Elections - Town Clerk. This is to lease four additional voting machines because of heavy registration. Voted to transfer $1350 to Acct. #1950, Elections - Town Clerk. Warrant for Special Town Meeting, Sept. 11, 1968 Art. 2 - North Lexington Sewer - Selectman Cataldo gave the follmwi.ng information: Bids came in at $248,155 (low bid), wk to which must be added engineering fees. Total cost of this project will be $277,933. The balance from 1965 and 1967 Appropriations for this sewer is $185,000. Therefore $92,000 is needed in order to let the contract. Mr. MacKinnon says that, if the Town votes to authorize the Selectmen to apply Federal funds which they will receive for this sewer, it will not have to put up money. Usually a Town appropriates the fulls amount, and Amyf anyfederal funds receive go to the following Rear's E & D. However, there is legal authority to apply federal funds as received; the Town must vote to do so by 2/3 vote of Town Meeting and the Emergency Finance Board must approve. The funds previously appropriated are less than needed because the estimate of the cost of increasing the size of the force main from 20" to 24" to accomodate Bedford's use was low and because the cost of sewer construction has increased by possibly 25% during the two year's delay. Mr. Cataldo estimated that the increased cost to Lexington would be about $15,000 to $20,000. Bedford will pay 1/3, State and Federal funds have been granted based on the original estimate, and additional state and federal funds will be requested on the basis of the actual cost. Voted to recommend favorable action Art. 3 - Veterans' Benefits -