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154 SELECTMEN?S 14EETING JAN. 3rd, 1938. A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 P.M. Acting Chairman Giroux, Messrs. Ross, Clark and Potter were present at the meeting. The Clerk was also present. Messrs. Bidwell, George Smith, Sarano, Adams, James, Eldridge and Hoyt representing the Executive Committee of the Town LIeeting 14,embers+ Association were also present. The following budgets were discussed: Posture Clinic:- 4-700.00. Same as last year. No questions. Sealer of Weights and Measures:- ;550.00. The Clerk ex- p a ned that this was an error and that this budget should amount to $600.00 because of the fact that the Sealer's salary was increased to x'500.00 per year last year. No questions. Board of Appeals:- $200.00. Plumbin's Ins ector:- Salary, xpeE-nsess, �,8b an increase Inspector is asking for a car reduced the office expenses by Same as last year. No questions. 0800.00 same as last year. of 4{;35.00 over 19.37. The allowance of 4$60.00 and has 4x25.00. Building, Inspector:- ;1220.00. Practically no change. Dental Clinic:- $1850.00. Same as last year. Assessors:- 16631.00. Chairman Steeves and Messrs. Cann, Shanahan and Burnham appeared before the Board. Mr. Steeves said that the Assistant Assessor and the Clerk were the only ones in the Town Offices that did not have their salaries restored and the Assessors felt that they should have been restored. They have therefor provided for the restoration'of these salaries as of January lst, 1938. They are asking for a salary of $2800.00 for the Assistant Assessor, plus the sum of $175.00 for the use of his car. The sum of kQ1456.00 is requested for the salary of the Clerk, which provides for an increase of 4x',4.00 from 424.00 to $28.00 per week. The item for printing and advertising was reduced from $250.00 to $175.00. The sum of 075.00 was asked for `automobile allowance for the Assessors themselves; $25.00 was asked for gasoline and oil for use of Assistant Assessors in listing polls; and 4;175.00 for car allowance for the Assistant Assessor. The matter of salaries was not quite clear in the minds of some of the members, so Mr. Spencer was requested to explain it. He said that in 1932 PC