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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1944-02-07-AC-MIN.pdf TTINtITES OF THE MEETING OF THE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE HELD AT THE TOr'N OFFICE BUILDING, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7, 1944. Notification of this meeting was furnished to all mem- bers of the Committee. The meeting was opened in the office of the Town Account- ant at 8:10 P.M. , by Chairman Lewis L. Hoyt, with the following members in attendance : Lewis L. Hoyt, Chairman Ronald D. Brown Richard W. Maynard Fred C. Newhall Thacher Jenney Raymond L. White, Town Accountant Minutes of the Meeting Held January 31, 1944. It was regularly moved and voted to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the regular meeting held January 31, 1944. Yr. James J. Carroll, Clerk of the Board of Registrars, was admitted to this meeting. He stated that the Registrations Department - Expense budget would have to be increased, due to the fact that there would be four elections, instead of three, in the year 1944. The item for Printing voting Lists would have to be in- creased from 1225.00 to 1300.00 and Advertising from ':100.00 to 1108.00. Mr. Carroll also wanted this Committee to reconsider the Registrations Department - Personal Services budget. He stated that he needed more money for Clerical Assistance, as :150.00 would not be sufficient to do the work. ye said that he had originally requested 1400.00 but that 1300.00 would be satisfactory and that he would do what he could. Re also stated that •;~200.00 would be sufficient for the Assistant Registrars. MTr. Carroll left the meeting at 8:30 P.M. A motion was made, seconded and voted to reconsider the Registrations Department - ExPense budget and the Registrations Department - Personal Services budget. Registrations Department - Expenses - Total Approved ?493.00 The following items were changed: Printing voting„Lists to 1300.00 and Advertising to pl08.00. -2- A motion was made, seconded and voted to approve this budget as revised in the amount of $493.00. Registrations Department - Personal Services - Total Approved leoo.00 The item for Assistant Registrars was reduced to : 200.00 and the item for Clerical Assistance was changed to ' 300.00. A motion was made, seconded and voted to approve this budget as revised in the amount of : 800.00. Chairman Lewis L. Hoyt spoke about the 200.00 for Watch Rorinis in the Park Department - Capital Outlay Budget. After a general discussion by the Committee, it was decided to include this item in the Parks F- Playgrounds - 'ages & Exnenses Budget. A motion was made, seconded and voted to reconsider the Parks & Playgrounds - "ages & Expenses Budget. Parks R Pl ayQrounds - "ages - Expenses - Total Approved ':g1,700.00 The item for watch Borings in the amount of 1,200.00 was added to this budget. A motion vas made, seconded and voted to approve this budget as revised in the amount of : 8,700.00. Patriot' s Day - Total Approved : 300.00 A motion was made, seconded and voted to annrove this budget 1.n the amount of X300.00, of which ? l50.00 is to be trans- ferred from the Leroy S. Brown Fund. At 10:30 P.?+?. , Mr. A. Edward Rowse, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, entered this meeting and stated that the Board of Selectmen had approved the Registrations Depar ent - Expense Budget as revised, but that they had not approved the Registrations Department - Personal Services Budget as revised. Yr. Rowse stated that the Board had given him authority to approve the Registrations Department - Personal Services Budget as revised in accordance with the Appropriation Committees decision and approval. . T:rr. Rowse stated that the Board of Selectmen had increased the Highway Department - Road Machinery Account by :' 5,000.00 for Possible equipment replacements. 'qr. Rowse left the meeting at ap- nroximately 11:15 P.M. -3- ) ---? Hig'hray Department - Road Machinery Account Total Approved 12,700.00 A motion was made, seconded and voted to reconsider this budget. The Item for replacing equipment in the amount of 5.,000.00 vas added to this budget. A motion was made, seconded and voted to approve this budget as revised in the amount of 312,700.00. The remainder of the evening was spent in reading and changing the introduction to the Appropriation Committee' s Report as submitted by the Chairman Lewis L. I-?oyt. Also, the Articles of the warrant were considered. The meeting adjourned at 11:45 P.M. Respectfully submitted, ^o Secretary