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The Appropriation Committee held a meeting, at 8:30 A.M. , on Sat-
urday, February 12, 1972, in room 111, Town Office Building, Lexing-
ton. Present were Edward E . Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell,
Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, Arthur T . Bernier,
J. Harper Blaisdell, Levi G. Burnell, Howard L. Levingston, H. B.
Moore, Donald B . White and Richard M. Perry, Comptroller.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED that the Expense
Budgets be accepted in the amount of 035,393 . , as per the attached
schedule .
Discussion was held on Planning Board Acct. #1090 and Planning Board
Article #82. Acct. #1090, professional services, also includes
other departments . The planning board' s portion is $1,500.
�—► Article #82, requests •$8, 500. for a study of soil and drainage.
Meeting was held, at 10:30 A.M. , in the Selectmen' s Room. Pre-
sent were Robert Cataldo, Chairman, Natalie Riffin, Alfred Busa
and Town Manager Walter O'Connell.
'.'lith respect to Town Personal Service budgets, Chairman Cataldo
reported that the Selectmen were recommending a 5 increase . In
the DPW there would be, in 1972, 2 year contracts with a 5% raise.
In 1973 there would be a 4ig 4-gincrease . The Fire Department have
accepted their contract, but the Police Department, at this time,
have not .
Chairman Furash reported that his Committee, with respect to new
personnel, were favoring the 4 firefighters, and probably favoring
the Sanitary Land Fill Working Foreman, but were not convinced
that this was the year to add a Building Maintenance Engineer.
The Selectmen reported that with respect to Art. #64-Bow St. Lay-
out they were recommending the use of Chapter 616, 678, and 679
funds in the amount of $14,000.
In Art . #65-Mass . Ave. Layout (Central Block) they were recom-
mending that $4,019 .41 be transferred from Art . #65 of 1965.
With respect to Art. #56-Pinard land- they were recommending that
the Warrant should read "for general purposes" and not just con- •
servation.
The Appropriation Committee adjourned to meet with the Capital
Expenditures Committee, at 12:15 P.M. , in room 111.
CE members present were Robert Kingston, Chairman, George Silver-
man and William Dailey.
Chairman Kingston reported that Debt Service would be down $1.00,
this year. Their recommendations on capital items are as follows:
Sewers $600,000.
Water Mains 0
Streets 71,000. ) $10,000.-engr &design
5,000.-Curbing
2.0,000.-St. lights
36,000.-Drains
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Minutes of meeting held on February 12, 1972 - page 2
Capital Expenditures Committee recommendations - cont .
Chapter 90 $ 60,000.
Sidewalks 50,000. $75,000. in 173
DPW equipm. 78,000.
FD Articles 70,500. ARTS . 35, 36, 37
Land acquis. 200,000.
Recreation 16,000. 60,000. in 173
Lincoln St. Site 2.0,000.
The CE Committee retired from the meeting.
ACCT . #1090 - Professional Services - upon motion duly made and.
seconded, it was VOTED that W00. be inserted
for the requested • 2,000. The Motion was defeated.
Another motion being made and seconded, that the
sum of $2,000. remain was VOTED.
ACCT ;#2480 - Recreation Committee - upon motion duly made and
seconded, it was VOTED that the line sum should
read $13,850. $3,000. was allowed for PTSA.not 46,000.
The meeting was recessed for lunch at 1: 00 P.M. and was reconvened
at 2:00 P.M.
Fred Bailey, President of Library Trustees, joined the meeting at
2:40 P.M. Discussion was held with respect to the proposed
Library addition and requested new personnell.
ACCT . #7550 - Library - upon motion duly made and seconded, it
was VOTED that the sum of $6,562.00 be approved.
This would allow for the addition of 2 pages,
a Library Techinician and Sunday openings of the
children' s Library
ACCT . #)4100 - FD-PS - upon motion duly made and seconded, it was
VOTED to approve the addition of 4 new men.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED to approve the
addition of a Working Foreman at the Sanitary Land Fill. This
was by majority vote .
Upon motions being duly made and seconded, on each Article, it
was VOTED, as follows:
ARTICLE
1 No recommendation
2 No recommendation
3 No recommendation
L. Recommendations in Report
5 Favorable action
6 Favorable action —
7 Favorable action
8 Recommendation $100,000.
9 Favorable action
L_ 0
Minutes of meeting held on February 12, 1972 - page 3
ARTICLE - continued
10 Recommendation $28,500. - PD - pensions
16,500. - FD
11 No recommendation
12 Unfavorable action
13 Favorable action
14 Favorable action 2,500.
15 Favorable action 4,000.
16 Favorable action 5,000.
1--I 17 Favorable action 36,000.
M 18 4/Favorable r'act.iom
rmi 19 Favorable action 50,000.
20 Recommend 480,000.
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Lam.) 22
Recommend 120, 000.
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22 Recommend 6,000.
23 41Ya.vorable action-
24 Recommend 60,500. from E & D
25 Recommend 10,000.
26 Recommend 9,800.
27 Recommend 18,346. by majority
28 Favorable action 11,957.25
29 t,y Favdrab1e.'•action . .
30 „,ti Favorable action
31 Favorable action 60,000. by majority
32 Favorable action 16,640.
33 postponed
34 Favorable action 112,000.
35 Postponed
36 Favorable action 57,000.
37 Postponed
38 Favorable action
39 Unfavorable action 44, 000 .
40 Favorable action 56,000.
41 Favorable action 20,000.
42 Postponed
43 Unfavorable action 3,000.
44 Favorable action 1,500.
45 Unfavorable action 2,500.
46 Favorable action 3,500.
47 Favorable action 20,000.
48 Favorable action 300.
49 Favorable action
50 Favorable action
51 Favorable action
52 Favorable action
53 thru
61 Supplemental Report
62 Postponed
63 Postponed
64 Favorable action 11,000.
Minutes of meeting held on February 12, 1972 - page 4
ARTICLES - continued
65 Favorable action $ 4,019.41
66 thru
77 No recommendation
78 No recommendation
79 No recommendation
80 No recommendation
81 No recommendation
82 Postponed
83 - Postponed
€1t. No recommendation
85 - No recommendation
86 No recommendation
87 No recommendation
88 Favorable action
89 No recommendation
90 No recommendation
91 No recommendation
92 No recommendation
93 No recommendation
94 No recommendation
95 No recommendation
96 Voted to refer to Recr.
97 No recommendation
98 - No recommendation
99 Postponed
100 Unfavorable action
101 Unfavorable action
The next meeting night is scheduled for Monday, February 14, 1972 .
The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Elizabeth M. Flynn r
Secretary