HomeMy WebLinkAbout1951-11-27-AC-MIN.pdf MTNUTFS O1' THE MEETING OP THE
APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE HELD ON
November 27, 1951
A meeting of the Appropriation Committee was held in the
office of the Town Accountant Monday evening, November 26, 1951
with the following members in attendance:
Leon W. Bateman, Chairman
Ralph H. Tucker Clarence E. Smith
John J . Sullivan Thomas J. Donnelly, Jr.
Raymond W. James Leslie C. Red
Ethel U. Rich, Secretary
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 by Chairman
Leon W. Bateman.
The minutes of the meeting held on November 19, 1951
were presented and approved with the exception that the
amount reported transferred from the RF,serve Fund to Veterans
Services-Aid & Expenses was erroneously recorded. The amount
of this transfer voted November 19, 1951 was for $2000.00.
Mr. Lindstrom came in at 7:40 to discuss his budget re-
quests for 1952. Left at 7:55.
The Recreation Committee, consisting of Howard Foley,
Murray Potter and Robert Person came in at 8 :10 and a general
discussion followed with reference to 1952 budget requests.
Left at 9 :15.
The Assessors, Leland Emery, William Burnham and Neil
'ronin came in at 9 :25 to present their 1952 requests . A
general discussion followed and a further study will be
made of the items presented. Left at 9 :55.
A letter was read from Chairman Donald E. Nickerson,
Board of Selectmen, as follows:
November 2.1, 1951
Appropriation Committee
Lexington 73, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
We note yours of recent date advising us that you
have voted to transfer the amounts we have recom-
mended from the Reserve Fund.
We gave further consideration to Mr. Carroll' s re-
quest for 8500. We asked him to give us an exact
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figure which he produced in sum of $406.43 and the
Board is passing this along to you for your approval
and transfer from the Reserve Fund.
The vote was not unanimous because Mr. Driscoll and
Mr. :finery were absent. The remaining three of us
are not at all happy about this situation and wish
you to know that if Mr. Carroll were well we might
have failed to recommend as we did, but we believe
under the circumstances of his ill health that the
matter can be regarded as an emergency and really
is one.
We believe that the sum required for counting the
proceeds of the parking meters should be withdrawn
by vote of the Town Meeting each year in advance and
that a special article should be prepared for the
March Town Meeting to cover this item. We would like
your reaction.
Respectfully yours,
Donald E. Nickerson /s
DEN:m Chairman, Selectmen
The Committee agreed to write a letter to Mr. Nickerson
stating they would be willing to vote the transfer provided
a let `;er is received from Harold F. Stevens , Town Counsel,
giving his opinion that such transfer is legally OK and
within our powers to grant same.
The next meeting will be held Monday evening at 7:30
with the following agenda:
7:30 Mr. Chapin - Veterans Services
8:30 Board of Fire Engineers
The meeting adjourned at 11:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary