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The Appropriation Committee held a meeting at 9:00 A.M., on Mon-
<br /> day, February 15, 1971, in the office of the Comptroller, Esta-
<br /> brook Hall, Lexington. Present were Edward E . Furash, Chairman,
<br /> Jack L. Mitchell, Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary,
<br /> Arthur T . Bernier,, J. H. Blaisdell, Levi G. Burnell, Howard L.
<br /> Levingston, Richard M. Perry, Comptroller and Donald B. White.
<br /> The Annual Report_ was reviewed and edited.
<br /> Selectmen Chairman Cataldo joined the meeting to discuss Articles #31
<br /> through #36. He explained the package arrangement of Art. #31, #32,
<br /> #33, 34 and #36. He , also, explained the Chapter 90 authorization
<br /> for Art. #35 (East Street) . Art. #76, the Master Tax Plan for Massa-
<br /> chusetts, was discussed and the Committee agreed that, at this time,
<br /> unfavorable action would be recommended. After Selectman Cataldo
<br /> retired from the meeting, the Committee VOTED to recommend unfavor-
<br /> able action on the Worthen Road Articles 31, 32, 33, 34 and 31, and
<br /> Favorable action on Art. 35.
<br /> Chairman Gallagher of the ,Recreation Department joined the meeting
<br /> to discuss the Committee' s, reommendations on their budget.
<br /> The afternoon was spent on Article #4 . Since the Report was "due
<br /> for printing, and some budgets for Personal Services are still under
<br /> negotiation and other Personal Service budgets have not been re-
<br /> turned with the revised salary schedules, it was decided to send the
<br /> Report to the printer with the 1970 schedule figures and correct
<br /> them in a Supplementary Report for Town Meeting.
<br /> The Chairman reported the following figures:
<br /> General Town Government:
<br /> Expended 1970 1332,157.
<br /> Reqstd. 1971 331,598.
<br /> DPW and Engineering:
<br /> Expended 1970 712,356.
<br /> Reqstd. 1971 634,100. plus
<br /> 80,000. Road Machinery
<br /> Town Mgrs. Control:
<br /> 1970 1,814,343 .
<br /> 1971 2,141,254.
<br /> Education: 1971 requests
<br /> Acct . #7900 9,037,528.
<br /> Acct. #7925 1,176,831.
<br /> Acct. #7950 12,300.
<br /> Acct . #7960 12,120.
<br /> Acct. #7970 102,490.
<br /> 9287,380. would return from the State
<br /> The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 22, 1971
<br /> The meeting was adjourned at 5: 15 P.M.
<br /> Respectfully submitted
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