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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE HELD ON
November 20, 1951
A meeting of the Appropriation Committee was held in the
office of the Town Accountant Monday evening, November 19, 1951
with the following members in attendance:
Leon W. Bateman, Chairman
Ralph H. Tucker Clarence E. Smith
Howard A. Patterson Raymond W. James
John J . Sullivan Thomas J . Donnelly, Jr.
A. W. Cleveland Leslie C. Reftd
Ethel U. Rich, Secretary
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Chairman
Leon W. Bateman.
The minutes of the meeting held on September 11, 1951 were
presented and approved.
Superintendent Burns came in at 7:35 and explained the
reason he was asking for transfers from the Reserve Fund at this
time . For Sewer Maintenance, the amount of 3400 is needed for
maintaining pumps at the pumping station for remainder of year.
For Water Services A5000 is needed but Mr. Burns said he would
do as many as he could with a transfer of $2500. 330 services
are completed to date, 28 paid to be done and an estimate of 45
more before the end of the year. Mr. Burns left at 7:50 P.M.
It waw voted to transfer from Reserve the following accounts :
Sewer Maintenance W. & E. $ 400.00
Water Services W. & E. 2500.00
The following letter was read:
" November 14, 1951
Appropriation Committee
Town Office Building
Lexington 73, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
We last night voted to approve for recommendation
to your Board a transfer of A2500 from the Reserve
Fund to the Water Services Account . This was a
much debated item when we were making up the budgets
last year and the two Boards cut it away down. We
have already given back 15,000 and fear that this
A2500 request will not he enough to see us through
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the year because Mr. Burns has a large backlog of
requests. Please advise.
We have a request from Mr. Chapin for a transfer
of A2,000 from the Reserve Fund to take care of a
hospitalization case and have voted unanimously to
recommend this transfer to your Board. This is for
a Mrs. Lennon who was hospitalized last March and
we have delayed reporting this case to you because
we wanted to make sure that she is our responsibility.
Town Counsel advised this week that she is our re-
sponsibility.
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wy Respectfully yours,
Donald E. Nickerson /s
DEN:m Chairman, Selectmen
It was voted to transfer A2500 from the Reserve Fund to
Veterans Benefits - Aid & Expenses Account.
The question of Mr. Carroll's request for transfer of $500
from Reserve Fund to Town Clerk & Treasurer's - Personal Services
is being postponed until a letter is received from the Board of
Selectmen requE•sting such transfer.
It was voted to ratify the following transfers which were
voted by telephone, not previously voted to date:
Printing Town Report 168 .19
Town Off. & Cary Mem. Bldg.
( Barnes Property) 800.00
Memorial Day - Expenses 8. 36
Assessors ' - Personal Services 420.00
Selectmen - Expenses 350.00
Mrs . Ruth Morey, Chairman of the School Committee has in-
vited members of the Appropriation Committee to make a tour of
the Schools of the Town on Sunday P.M. , December 2nd. Meet at
the High School at 2 o' clock.
A. W. Cleveland and Clarence Smith left at 8:25 to meet
with the School Committee.
The following budgets for 1952 were approved and so voted:
Appropriation Comm. Personal Services 595.00
Expenses 1050.00
Accounting Dept. Personal Services 8995.96
Expenses 500.00
Building & Plumbing Personal Services 5400.00
Weights & Measures Personal Services 726.00
Expenses 300.00
Insect Suppression Personal Services 551. 76
Health Personal Services 3985.18
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Dog Clinic Expenses 44)1 .00
Dental Clinic Personal Services 2,000 .00
Posture Clinic Expenses 1,16...00
Vital Statistics Expenses 25.00
Animal Inspection Personal Services 680.63
Veteran' s Services Personal Services 1, 266.47
Soldier' s Burials 150.00
Park Personal Services 3,258. 72
Police Pensions 8,113. 33
Patriot' s Day Expenses 1,000.00
Memorial Day Expenses 300.00
Maturing Debt 300,000.00
Interest on Debt 55,8 23.25
The meeting adjourned at 9:35 P.M.
The next meeting of the Appropriation Committee will be
held Monday evening, November 26, 1951 at 7:30 with the following
agenda:
7:30 Mr. Carroll
8:00 Recreation Committee
8:45 Board of Assessors
Respectfully submitted
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Secretary