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October 23 , 1961
The Appropriation Committee met Monday evening October 23, 1961 at $:10 P. Y.
in the office of the Town Accountant.
' Present: J. Harper Blaisdell, Chairman
Raymond L. White Temp.Sec. Maurice F. Shaughnessy
John R. Bevan Richard H. Battin
Alfred Viano Frank F. Douglas
Logan Clarke Jr. C. Roland Christensen
The purpose of this meeting is to consider any requests for transfer of
funds and to discuss the Articles in Town Warrant for Special Town Meeting
on November 6, 1961.
q•-4 The following request for transfer from the Reserve Fund was acted on as
follows:
Transfer of $122.00 from the Reserve Fund to Health Department – Rabies
Clinic– Expenses. So voted.
Transfer of $200 from the Reserve Fund to Appropriation Comm. Exp. So voted.
The next item was to consider the Articles in the Town Warrant.
Article I To receive the reports etc. bio action.
Article 2 To see if the Town will vote a supplementary
appropriation to be used by the Standing School Building Committee.
Our Chairman stated he understood they are going to ask for $30,000.
Article 3 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to
abandon the easement to enter upon and flow the water of
Butterfield's Pond etc.
Article 4 To appropriate an additional sum of money for the
Fire Department– Personal Services. This Committee believes there
— is sufficient funds in their account, so no appropriation is
necessary.
Article 5 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to
install such sewer and water mains etc. Understand the Selectmen
are asking for $15 ,000 for sewer and $45,000 for water mains.
On article 5 the Shade Street sewer was discussed and approximately
560,000 is available two years after completion.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town
. Way, and accept the layout as a Town Way, Station Way from Edison
Way to Municipal Parking area a distance of 78 feet, more or less
etc. Understand the Selectmen are asking .$12,$70. the same as
asked for before.
Article 7 To see if the Town will vote to accept the alteration
and relocation as a Town Way of Worthen Road from Waltham St. etc.
any money involved would be approximately $100.
Article $ To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town Way
and accept the layout of as a Town Way, Worthen Road from Cambridge
Concord Highway 275 feet more or less etc. Understand no money
involved in this Article #E .
Article 9 To see if the Town will vote to establish as of a Town Way
and accept the layout of as a Town Way, Buckman Drive from existing
?Buckman Drive a distance of 235 feet more or less etc. Understand
money will be asked for but amount unknown at this time.
Article 10 To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XVI •
Section I of the Plumbing by—law etc. No money involved.
Article II To see if the Town will vote to amend the zoning by—law
to change certain land from RI to a C 3. No .money involved.
Article 12 To see if the Town will vote to amend the zoning
by—laws to permit the construction of underground fallout or
blasts shelters, etc. No money involved.
Article 1LTo see if the Town will appropriate money for Civil
Defense, Personal Services etc. Understand they will request
$9,000. for clerk and secretary.
Article 14 To see if the Town will authorize construction and
installation of a Civil Defense alarm system etc. Understand the
amount involved will be $40,000.
Article 15 To see if the Town will authorize a survey of all
Town owned buildings to determine the fea74'-llity and practicability
of construction fallout and blast shelters etc. Understand a
survey will cost $10,000.00.
Article 16 To see if the Town will provide for establishing an
emergency Town Government center in the basement of the Cary
Memorial Building or other location etc. Understand this will
cost 38,000.00.
Adjourned meeting here in the Town Accountantfs office at 9:30 P. M. and
joined the Board of Selectmen to get further information and money involved
in the above sixteen articles.
The first matter of business taken up with the Board of Selectmen was Board
of Health requesting a transfer of funds of $122.00, which was given to the
Appropriation Committee first and no request made to the Board of Selectmer.
This Committee got the proper approval for the $122. transfer from the
Board of Selectmen.
On Article 2 the Board of Selectmen are going to request $15 ,000 from
Middleby School and $15 ,000 from E & D.
Article 3 No funds, at most $1.00 expenditure.
Article 4 Fire Department — ten paid Holidays which will amount to
approximately $4,000. The Fire Department are asking for $5,462.00.
Article 5 Board of Selectmen stated they will use available funds.
Further explanation on Cabot, Cabot, & Forbes asking the Town to rezone
. the section near Route #l28 and they will reimburse the Town for the
sewer and water main construction.
Article 6 Board of Selectmen asking for $12,870. the same as asked
previously. This is necessary to get to the parking lot.
Article 7 Worthen Road — Any money involved would be no more than $100.
changing the corners.
Article 8 No money involved. Road layout, not construction.
Article 9 $4,000. for construction and land acquisition, maximum for
land 10,000.
Article 10 Plumbing by—law change, no money involved.
Article 11 Zoning by—law, no money involved.
Article 12 Amend zoning by—laws, no money involved.
Article 13 $1,800. for clerk and secretary for two months
Article 14 Warning system, Sirens and installation. $40,000 requested
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Article 310,000. for survey.
Article 16 Buildings are not the best but will use 815 ,000 for supplies,
paper cups, dishes, food, etc.
— The meeting adjourned at 10;40 P. M.
Respectfully submitted
Raymond L. White
Secretary Pro Tem