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NJ Budgets SELECTMEN t S MI�ET ING FEB. 11, 1939. A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectments Room, Town Office Building, at 1:30 P.M. Messrs. Giroux, Potter and Rowse were present. The Acting Clerk, Miss Elinor Moakley, was also present. Mr. John W. Raymond, Jr., appeared before the Board. The Board discussed the following budgets with Mr. Raymond: Hi hwa De artment - Reconstruction: e Unairman stated tIaa axion informed the Board that $2500. should be added to Highway Maintenance, if no' reeonstruetion,was approved. He requested Mr. Raymond's opinion on the matter. Mr. Raymond stated that the streets listed were in very bad condition and should be maintained. East Street, Follen Road and :spring Street are in the poorest condition as far'as surface is concerned, but Percy Road and Oakland Street are badly out of shape. Traffic Re ulation & Control: The Chairman informed Mr. Raymond that the Board had voted to approve $1900. for this account. $2325, was the department request for this account. Mr. Raymond said that to reduce the budget to the approved fi re, he could take $175. out of Sins, $150. out of labor if the si gn s were taken out) and 25. out of Town Equipment. He stated that the $150. was taken out of labor on the assumption that the Traffic Marker would be purchased. He said that with these deductions, the budget totaled $1975.00 and he recommended that the Board approve this figure. Traffic Reg & Control, Improvement to System.: The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Raymond which stated that he estimated $350. for the provision of a pedes- trian push button device, etc. at Bedford Street and Harrington Road; $725, for push button device and necessary signals, etc. at Mass. Ave. and Merriam Street; and $350. if all that is wanted is a push button device some where in the vicinity of Merriam Street. Road Machinery Account: The Chairman inf-ormed Mr. Raymond that the Board wished to discuss with him the request for a Dump Truck and the request for a Gas Roller, Mr. Raymond stated that the Gas Roller would effect quite a large saving for the town, He stated that at the present time a great deal of pea stone is wasted as it is thrown to the side of the road during construction and wi.h a gas roller it would not be necessary to put on so much pea stone and there would not be such a lossl He thought that the machine would pay for itself in a few years. Mr. Raymond stated that in =l� VYw�11 V 1 1 1