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A meeting of the Appropriation Committee was held in the
Building & Plumbing office, Town Office Building, at 7:30 Monday
evening, September 21, 1953, with the following members in atten-
dance:
• Raymond W. James, Chairman
Gardner C. Ferguson Thomas J. Donnelly, Jr.
Leslie C. Read Donald T. Clark
William Madden Austin W. Fisher
Frank D. Walker, Secretary
The minutes of the meeting held on Monday evening, September
14, 1953 were adopted.
Ratified previous action by transferring $242.65 from the
Reserve Fund to Town Clerk & Treasurer' s -- Focpense Account.
Mr. Burns, Supt . of Public Works, came in at 8:00 P. M. to
discuss his articles .-
Article
rticles .Article 4 will be indefinitely postponed unless the monies
are received from the Town -of Bedford previous to Oct. 5, 1953.
Article 5 - divided into two sections :
Section I Additional appropriation necessary to finish
sewers in sundry streets voted at Town Meeting - ( Scnool Street)
and the extra cost of removing ledge in M arrett Road.
Cost of School St. ( Est. ) $28,000.00
Additional cost of ledge 7,000.00
Total, Section I `435,000.00
Section II This is -for an appropriation of $25,000.00
for sewer up Massachusetts Avenue from the /unction of Lincoln
Street to Woodbury Road, a distance of approximately 800 feet.
The purpose of this extension is to require the installation of
sewers in the -proposed Robinson Hill development.
Article 6 - This is for an appropriation of A7,00O.00 which
is anticipated will be needed to complete the Sewer Services not
now completed plus an expected 40 - 50 plus 56( 2) services from
the main to the edge of the road.
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Article 7 - Outside Lighting New High School - Plan prepared
by Boston Edison calls for 31 lighting standards. The Selectmen
are recommending 14. It is expected that the trenching and con-
duits will cost $10,000.00. If the Boston Edison supplies the
standards, cable and install the services, including the pulling
of cables thru the conduits, there will be no charge for this
service, but, the annual cost per unit will be $53.92 forevermore.
Tf we pay for the service to be rendered by the Edison Co., the
annual cost per unit will be a saving of over $20.00 per year.
( Don' t know whether we can buy this service yet .)
Article 8 - No appropriation needed.
Articles 9-10-11 Taken up and voted September 14, 1953.
Article 12 - Rent Control - If this article is passed by
the Town Meeting it will cost approximately as follows :
Office Head $3,500 to $4,000 ( annually)
Clerk 2,200 " 2,800 "
Equipment 500
Article 13 - No additional information relative to costs.
Mr. Burns left at 9 :20.
Mr. Hunter, Chairman of the Elementary School Facilities
Committee and Mr . J. Blackhall Smith, Supt. of Schools, came in
to discuss Article 11 relative to Maple Street School - left 9 :45.
Adjourned to Selectmen' s room. Left at 10:15 after discuss-
ing the Articles pertaining to both groups. Reassembled and voted
as follows;
Article 2 - Recommend favorable action.
_ Article 3 - Recommend favorable action.
Article 4 - Left open until October 2, 1953.
Article 5 - Section I. Appropriation of $35,000; to
be transferred from Excess & Deficiency.
Section II. Appropriation of $25,000; to
be raised in the Tax Levy of 1954,
Article 6 - Appropriation of $7,000; to be transferred
from Excess & Deficiency.
Article 7 - As total request not available to defer.
Article 8 - Recommend favorable action.
Articles 9 - 10 - 11 - Voted previously.
It was voted to send a letter to Chairman of the School
Committee that Appropriation Committee has not changed its mind.
Article 12. As costs per year would be excessive it was
recommending unfavorable action.
Article 13. Final figures not available. No decision.
Articles 14 - 15 - i6. No recommendation.
Meeting adjourned at 11:00 P . M.
"4 espectfully submitted,
C/TYN_Q/11/0-10)14
Secretary
Next meeting - Conference Room - Cary Hall
September 28, 1953 at 7:30 F. M.