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Minutes of meeting of November 17, 1969--continued
The next meeting night is scheduled at 7:45 P.M., on Monday,
November 24(, 1969, in the Comptroller' s Office, Town Office Building.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 P .M.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary
The Appropriations Committee held a meeting at 7 :45 P.M., on Monday,
November 24, 1969, in the Comptroller' s Office, Town Office Building,
Lexington. Members present were Robert M. Gary, Chairman, Edward E .
Furash, Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, J. H. Blaisdell,
Levi G. Burnell, J. L. Mitchell, H. B. Moore, Richard M. Perry, Comp-
toiler, Donald B. White and Louis A. Zehner.
R. Perry reported to Chairman Gary a notice of change in rate of the
Middlesex Sanitarium. The daily rate will be increased from $30.50
to $48.94 . One half of the daily rate is the responsibility of in-
dividual cities and towns . The increase could effect the Health
Department budget in 1970.
John W. Burke, Superintendent of the Public Works Department joined
the meeting to explain his request for transfer of $6000. for the
Sanitary Land Fill. He also explained the possible effects of State
Legislature with respect to Sanitary Land fills and dumps . Mr. Burke
retired from the meeting at 8:45 P.M.
Requested transfers
Acct. #7550 n5OO.- Library expenses to repair boiler
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was Voted
to transfer $500.
Acct. #5850 6000. DPW-Sanitary Land fill
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was Voted
to transfer $6000.
Reserve balance as of 11/24/69 $67,500.
Executive session was held at 9:30 P .P . with Thomas Taylor, Chairman
of the Permanent Building Committee. Mr. Taylor reported that when the
original architects for the new Junior High School, Davies and Wolfe,
were not retained, after the referendum decision, a substantial
financial loss and hardship was incurred by the firm. $50,000. is
his estimate . The Town is not legally liable , but possibly there is
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a moral obligation. Mr. Taylor asked "asked if the Permanent Buil-
ding Committee submitted an Article for $50,000. to the Annual Town
Meeting what would Appropriations recommend?" Chairman Gary replied
that there is not a precedent with regard to this type of appropria-
tion and he would not care to speculate as to the Appropriation Com-
mittee ' s stand in the matter. Mr. Taylor retired from the meeting at
10:10 P.M.
The next meeting night is scheduled at 7.45 P.M., on Monday, Decem-
ber 1, 1969, in the Comptroller' s Office, Town Office Building.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 P .M.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary