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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE HELD ON
May 22, 1950 at 7:30 P.M.
A meeting of the Appropriation Committee was held in the
office of the Town Accountant on Monday evening, May 22, 1950
at 7:30 P.M. with the following members in attendance:
Howard A . Patterson, Chairman
A. W. Cleveland Thomas Jr. Donnelly, Jr.
Raymond W. James John J. Sullivan
Clarence E. Smith Leon W. Bateman
Frank D. Walker, Secretary
The minutes of the meeting held on April 2)i., 1950 were pre-
sented and approved.
James J. Carroll, Town Clerk & Treasurer then took the Com-
mittee to his office to demonstrate the counting and packaging
machines. Returned at 7:50 and discussed the cost with Mr. Carroll,
who retired at 8:05 P.M.
Under Article 2, the motion was made and seconded that the
sum of $1,000. be transferred from E. & D. to be refunded from the
Parking Meter Fund, as it became available.
Article 3 - Voted: (not unanimous) That the Appropriation
Committee recommend to the Town Meeting that this Article be in-
definitely postponed until such time as a thorough investigation
was made into the actual savings to be gained by the installation
of oil burner equipment.
Article .. - Bids will not be opened until May 29, 1950.
Article 5 - No recommendation
Article 6 - No recommendation
The School Committee came in at 8:30 left at 9 :45 5 and dis-
cussed following articles which were afterward voted as follows :
Article 7 - The Appropriation Committee recommends the Appro-
priation of $105, 000 . of which $5,000. is to be transferred from
E. & D. and $100,000. borrowed for a period not exceeding 20 years,
under Chapter )111 , Section 7 ( 3) .
Article 8 - The Appropriation Committee recommends the Appro-
priation of $90,000. of which $35,000. is to be transferred from
E. & D. and the balance of $55,000. is to be borrowed for 10 years.
Article 9 - The Appropriation Committee recommends the acqui-
sition of this additional piece of property and the appropriation
of $100. to be transferred from E. & D.
Article 10 - The Appropriation Committee recommends the adopt-
ion of this Article and the appropriation of $1,000. such sum to be
transferred from the Elementary School Building Committee Account.
Article 11 - The Appropriation Committee recommends the adopt-
ion of this article and the appropriation of S3,000. such sum to be
transferred from the Elementary School Building Committee Account .
The Selectmen came in at 10:45 to discuss Article 3.
The meeting adjourned at 11:15 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
CtDoLZ Weit-Oxibi
Secretary