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349 November 27, 1961 The Appropriation Committee met Monday evening, November 2.7, 1961 at { $:15 P. M. in the office of the Town Accountant. Present : J. Harper Blaisdell, Chairman Raymond L. White, Tem. Sec. Frank E. Douglas Maurice F. Shaughnessy John R. Bevan Logan Clarke, Jr. Alfred Viano telephoned the secretary and said he would not be at the meeting tonight as he was on his way home, he was sick. At $:30 P. M. C. Cronin and E. Cass of the Assessors were admitted to this meeting to go over their budgets. N: Mr. Cronin spoke on the information kept by Assessors, one file called - " Property Record Cards - then Personal Assessment Cards - Street File Cards and last a file prepared by Cole-Layer-Trumble Co. on each owner of Real Estate. Mr. Cronin said he would need two new files for addressograph plates. He also stated that the addressograph plate files, plates, and the business machines were to come out of the 1961 appropriation of 320,000.00 for business machines. Also Mr. Cronin stated that there were 9,200 Real Estate tax bills and 15,000 Excise tax bills sent out in the year 1961. Also at least 2,000 Excise tax bills came back to the Assessors for abatements. The question was asked "what will the valuation be for 1962.7' Mr. Cronin said 576,000,000.00, also there were 234 new houses last year and only 175 new houses this year per information from Mr. Irwin. Mr. Cass said he would estimate and give to Raymond L. White a figure on valuation to-morrow, November 2$, 1961. Mr. Blaisdell stated there would have to be an Article for 530,000.00 for re-valuation of properties to pay $30,000.00 to Cole-Layer Trumble Co. for their work in the year 1962 per contract agreement. It was asked by our Committee, the present basis of valuation on Real Estate and the Assessors stated as follows: New property 5$.6%, medium property 50%, and old property 45%• No further questions, the Assessors left this meeting at 9:15 P. M. Mr. Blaisdell read a letter received from Mr. Donald P. Noyes of the Capital Expenditures Committee in which they would like to schedule a meeting with our Committee on December 1$, 1961 to discuss the Capital requirements of the Town for the five year period 1962-66. I was instructed to write Mr. Donald P. Noyes that we would be glad to have his Committee meet with us on Monday evening, December 1$, 1961 at $:00 P. M. Letter from Board of Selectmen in which Mr. John J. Carroll reported to