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468 T oun Clerk Clerical Hir e SELECTMEN'S MEETING April 24, 1944 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday evening, April 24, 1944, at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Locke, Messrs. Sarano and Rowse were present. The Clerk was also present. Mr. Carroll appeared before the Board at 7:30 P.M. to discuss the clerical situation in his office. Mr. Carroll informed the Board that he had tried for a year to do the work in his office with only one -girt, but it has not been successful. He said that when he had two girls, one was assigned to the work in connection with the office of the Town Clerk and the other one took • care of the work in connection with the office of the Town Treasurer. He said the work in his office is so far behind that something will have to be done in the way of assistance. He said that the Town Clerk's.Office is governed by Mr. Cook Secretary of State. Mr. Carroll said that the State Depart- ment has inquired as to why certain records have not been kept up to date, and when he informed them that it was because he did not have the help in his office, he was told to obtain the necessary nelP, The Chairman asked kr. Carroll how lbng it was since he had two girls in his office, and Mr. Carroll replied since February of last year. Mr. Sarano asked him how long he had two girls, and Mr. Carroll said that for the past four or five years he has had two full-time girls. The Chairman asked how the ordinary amount of work coming into his office compares now with the work a few years ago. Mr. Carroll said with the number of birth, death and marriage certificates, that records pertaining to these items have greatly increased. He said that when he first took office the population was nine thousand as compared with approximately fourteen thousand at the present time. Mr. Sarano asked what Mr. Carroll would recommend, and he said that he wanted sn other fu71-time girl. He said that he was of the opinioi that his present girl, Miss MdDonough, is more or less dissatisfied, and that the only solution he can see to the problem is to employ a full-time girl. He said that he has two girls in mind, both Who:. he thinks would prove satisfactory. He said that one girl has had experience and he thought she would come to work for $18.00 a week. The othergirl without experience would work for $16.00 per week. He said that he would prefer to have the girl without experience and instruct her himself. 1