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Re SPECIAL SELECTMEN'S MEETING DECEMBER 29, 1936. A special meeting .of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 3:30 P.M. Chairman Ferguson, Messrs. Ross, Potter and Giroux were present. The Clerk and the Supt. of Public Works were also present. The Board discussed budgets for 1937 as follows: ask for additional money in the fall if it is needed. Mr. Ross suggested that the Labor item be broken down and the amount required for services and regular mainten- ance work divided. The sum of $500: was requested for Water Maintenance. The sum of 1725. was requested, and Mr. Raymond said that this, plus $834. requested on Sewer Maintenance made a total of $2559. being requested for the salary of the Supt. This figure was based on paying Mr. Joseph A; Ross $40. per week until March lst and $50* a week from March lst through the balance of the year. The sum of $1540, was requested for a draftsman. Mr. Raymond said this was figured on paying a draftsman $27.50 a week from the first of the year until April lst and $30.00 per week from April 1st. He said he was not sure as to whether or not Harrington would be the draftsman but he did think it necessary to employ a full time man ' in this capacity inasmuch as Mr. Ross has no assistant. The sum of $1350. was asked for salaries of clerks and this plus $313. requested on Sewer Maintenance, made a total of $1663. Mr. Reymond said that this amount was Water arrived at upon computing Miss Harvey's salary at $16. Maintenance per week until April lst and $19. per week from April Account 1st; Miss Hayes' salary at the present rate of $12. per week until April lst and $13. per week from April lst on. The slam of $750. was requested for Office Supplies and Postage. Mr. Ross suggested that Mr. Raymond check to see if the water bills for the year had been ordered. The sum of $15,000. was requested for Labor. The Chairman said he would like Mr. Raymond to advise the Board as to the number of men he thought it necessary to employ regularly for maintenance work. Mr. Raymond saidlthat he had endeavored to determine the relativity of money spent and maintenance work done by the Water Department in the past five years, but could not establish any relation. He said that it would be possible to do this only upon digging out the work done. He said it was purely a guess as to the amount of money that would be needed as the amount of work to be done will be deter- mined by the number of services to be installed, forzen services to be repaired, etc., and he thought it best to ask for this amount of money at the Annual Meeting and ask for additional money in the fall if it is needed. Mr. Ross suggested that the Labor item be broken down and the amount required for services and regular mainten- ance work divided. The sum of $500: was requested for