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(Annual Town Meeting - March 17, 1980.) Article 4. Public Schools (Cont.) #7920 Public School- Education 16,989,262 *Of which $12,100 is for out of state travel. To which the sum of $328,648 in available and antici- pated P.L. 874 and other Federal and State Funds, and $20,000 in available and anticipated athletic receipts is to be applied and the balance of $16,640,614 is to be raised in the tax levy. 9:39 P.M. Otis S. Brown, Jr., Chairman of the School Committee, moved that line item 7920 be divided from Article 4 and the Moderator declared that line item 7920 was now divided from Article 4. 9:43 P.M. Mr. Brown and Supt, of Schools, Dr. John Lawson, both gave an explanation of the school budget. 9:47 P.M. Appropriation Committee Member, George S. Silverman, stated that it was the unanimous opinion of his committee that the School Committee had done a fine job on the budgets over which they had any control. 9:55 P.M. The Moderator stated that, as line item 7920 had been divided from Article 4, a vote would now be taken on the motion offered under 7920 and, due to the tax cap by the state, if the vote was not unanimous, a standing vote would be taken. Motion under line item 7920 was declared carried unanimously. 10:04 P.M. Otis S. Brown, Jr. served notice of reconsideration of line item 7920 under Article 4. 10:04 P.M. Article 4. (Cont.) #8100 Regional Voc. Tech. High School Assessment 396,265 10:05 P.M. 8500 Interest on Debt 151,103 10 :05 P.M. 8525 Tax and Bond Anticipation Loans 340,000 10:05 P.M. 8550 Maturing Debt 1,605,000* *of which $575,942.20 is to be transferred from the Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account - Conservation Land Reimbursement. 10:05 P.M. David G. Williams asked to have line item 7810 divided from Article 4 and the Moderator stated that line item 7810 was now divided from Article 4. 10 :06 P.M. David G. Williams moved that line item 7810 be postponed until after consideration of Article 51. This motion was carried by voice vote. 10 :07 P.M. (See Pages 528 and 560) The Moderator stated that if the vote on Article 4 was not unani- mous, then a standing vote would be taken. Voice vote on Article 4 (with the exception of line items 1090, 3770, 3800, 4900, 5800, 5850, 6050, 7810 and 7920) was declared carried unanimously. 10:11 P.M.