HomeMy WebLinkAbout1944-09-25-AC-MIN.pdf MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE
HELD AT THE TOWN OFFICE BUILDING, MONDAY
EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25, 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 2: 00 P.M. , by Chairman Lewis L. Hoyt, with the following
members in attendance:
Lewis L. Hoyt, Chairman
George M. Hynes Raymond A. Bond
Harvey F. Winlock Ronald D. Brown
Thacher Jenney Carl E. Bryant
Raymond L. White, Town Accountant
Minutes of the Meeting Held June 23, 1944.
It was regularly moved and voted to dispense with the
reading of the minutes of the regular meeting held June 23,
1944.
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Mr. Donald Nickerson, representing the Committee to
obtain plans , specifications and estimates for the construction
of new Fire Stations, was admittedto this meeting.
Mr. Nickerson stated that there was an error in arriving
at the sum for plans , specifications and estimates for East
Lexington Fire Station. This station is to be a two-door station
with dormitories for ten men. Mr. Nickerson said they were
talking of a! 00,000 building and had selected Eugene Morgan
to do the designing. When asked if consideration was being given
to furnishiigs of the stations, his reply was no . Mr. Nickerson
further stated that the Architect, Eugene Morgan, is to submit
informal estimates based on January 1, 1941 costs .
The Committee has made the following arrangements:
G. E. Robinson, Architect, has been engaged as a consultant.
He is considered a fire station expert. Leland and Larson,
Architects, have been engaged for the Main fire station . The
Committee chose them on the basis of their well-designed buildings.
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Eugene Morgan, Architect is a resident of East
Lexington. Mr. Worthen, a draftsman for Leland and Larson
also lives in Lexington.
The Consultant , G. E. Robinson, is to be paid a fee
of $750.00 which includes the East Lexington and Main Fire
Stations . Leland and Larson, Architects, are to receive a
set fee of 3,000.00 for plans , sneci.ficati.ons and estimates
for the Main Fire Station. Eugene Morgan, Architect, is to
receive a set fee of $1, 250. 00 for plans , specifications and
estimates for the East Lexington Fire Station. The Committee is
asking for 0125. 00 more than the commitments for incidental items
which they may have.
Mr. Nickerson stated that when the Stations are built,
an additional 2% will be necessary for actual cost for the
Architects in supervising the construction. Nothing further
to say, Mr. Donald Nickerson left the meeting at 8: 27 P.M.
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The first item taken up by Chairman Lewis L. Hoyt
was with regard to the additional sums required in the Personal
Services Budget to take care of increases given after the
regular Town Meetin- . There are as follows:
Appropriation Committee - Personal Services - 50.00
Accounting Department - Personal Services - 105.31
Treasurer 's Department - Personal Services - 12. 24
Collector ' s Department - Personal Services - 121.33
Assessors ' Department - Personal Services - 175.66
Selectmen ' s Department - Personal Services - 240.31
$704 .85
A motion was made, secondedand voted that a transfer
from the Reserve Fund to the above various departments, personal
services budgets, be made.
Lewis L. Hoyt, Chairman, then proceeded to take up the
request from the Board of Selectmen to transfer $625.00 from the
Reserve Fund to account "Obtain plans, specifications and
estimates for construction of a new fire station in East
Lexington".
A m tion was made , seconded and voted to transfer
$625.00 from the Reserve Fund to account "Obtain plans, speci-
fications and estimates for construction of a new fire station
in East Lexington".
Lewis L. Hoyt, Chairman, read a letter from the Board
of Selectmen recuesting a transfer of 4500.00 from the Reserve
Fund to the "Street Signs" Account. The original appropriation
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of $200.00 was to take care of ordinary upkeep of signs .
Numerous complaints have been made relative to the condition
of street signs in Lexington and as a result of a thorough
check made by Mr . Paxton, it was found that between 75 and 100
signs should be rep?aced..
A motion was made, seconded and voted to transfer
0500.00 from the Reserve Fund to "Street Signs" account. The
Secretary was instructei to write Mr. Paxton that in the future
he is not to commit the Town unle's the money is available.
Mr. Lewis L. Hoyt read the letter received from the
School Committee requesting a transfer from the Reserve Fund
to the School Department-Expenses-Account in the amount of $500.00
to meet the Payroll for Mr. Shea, Town Painter. Mr. Shea is
still working for the School Department.
A motion was made, seconded and voted that a transfer
from the Reserve Fund up to $500 .00 be made to the School
Department-Personal Services-Budget.
141r. Grindle has furnished a list showing the additional
costs in personal services for changes of leachers . This amounts
to 41,766 .67. 2,002.00 was voted from the Reserve Fund at our
meeting of June 23, 1944, so a transfer now will be made for
$1,766.67 .
Mr. Lewis L. rioyt called attention to the Fall Meeting
of the Association of Town Finance Committees to be held at
the Hotel Sheraton, Bay State Road, Boston, on Wednesday,
October 4, 1944. Dinner is at 6:00 P.M.
The meeting adjourned at 9: 27 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Xar 0,(1
Secretary