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166 SELECTMEN'S MEETING JAN. 10th, 1938. ' A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office 3uilding, at 7:30 P.M. Messrs. Ferguson, Giroux, Potter and Ross were present. The Acting Clerk was also present. Mr. Giroux acted as Chairman of the meeting. Eleven members of the Town Meeting Members' Association were also present. Mr. William C. Paxton, Jr., Supt. of the Highway Division, and Mr. John W. Raymond, Jr., Supt. of Public Works appeared before the Board. The budget for 1938 for the Highway Department was discussed as follows: Highway Maintenance General Overhead $11,292. Mr. Paxton stated that this item included supervision, clerical help, office supplies and vacation pay for the entire Highway Department. Last year this item on the revised budget amounted to 08,837.00 and part of the Highway increase this year was due to the establishment of a Department Highway Road Machinery Account for which y200.00 a month Budget. ' was included in this item this year. In regard to salaries, Mr. Paxton stated that he was asking an increase for the clerk from $14. to $20. per week and for the Assistant Superintendent from x`'30.00 per week to $40.00. He stated that he felt both of these persons were entitled to the salary increases and asked for consideration in regard to this matter. Mr. Giroux asked Mr. Paxton if it had been necessary for him to lay off any regular men, due to lack of funds, that had to go on relief on this account, and Mr. Paxton stated that he had not laid off any of the regular men in his department. General Work $14,500. Mr. Faxton stated that this amount was the same as requested last year for this item. No questions were asked in regard to the matter. Maintenance of Road Surfaces $26,738.00 Mr. Paxton stated a last year he had asked for $25,600. but had received an appropriation of approximately $14,000.00, for this item. He stated that work should be done on East Street, Oakland Street and Percy Road, and if this work was not done, these streets would no longer be a maintenance problem, but would become a reconstruction ' problem.