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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1945-12-17-AC-MIN.pdf • `mT TTES OF THE S°. STING OF THE APPROPRIATION COM7ITTEE HELD AT THE TOWN OFFICE 7 .17,711-.7q, MONDAY P;VENP.G, December 17, 1 '45. The meeting was opened in the office of the Town Accountant at 7 :40 P. F. , by Chairman Lewis a . Hoyt, with the followin7 members in attendance : Lewis L. uoyt, Chairman Ronald D. Broom George '?ynes Thacher Denney TRchael J. Fookkins J. Milton Brown Raymond L. Thite, Town Accountant Minutes of the Meeting of December 10, 1945. The minutes of the meetsng of December 10, 1945 having been mailed to each member - were approved by the Committee. Chairman Lewis L. Hoyt stated that there was to be a special Town Meeting on the 28th of December, 1945. He read the Appro,lri_ation Report written for the Town Meeting members as regards the special Town Meeting. The amount to be asked for Snow Removal- is not known, but the Secret ry feels that the sum of )10,000.00 should be appropriated, and "';`.500.00 appropriated for Public V.elfare. A- motion was made, seconded and voted that the sums of $10, 000.00 for Snow Removal and X500.00 for Old Age Assistance be approved and transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. At 7:55 P.''. , the School Committee was admitted to this meeting. Members present were Ruth Morey, Tracy Ames, L. 'Webster Thomas and Thomas S. Grindle, Superintendent of Schools. r"r. Ames started to discuss the Personal Servi ces Budget. Fe stated that there was about a l2increase in same. i- The entire amount asked for this year is ` 225,125.21 against 1200,333.57 last year. The increase is accounted for as follows : Salary increases $7,245.45. Five additional teachers were engarred last September 1, 1945. These were one Guidance Man, one Physical Education teacher for the Element :ry Schools, one extra teacher for Junior F.igh, and two extra teachers for the Elementary Schools . The amount required was 6,6,500.00. Two more additional teachers are to be hired as of September 1, 1946 requiring $1,530.00; one is for the uI gh School, and one for the Elementary. There are approximately forty teachers not at maimum. The amount required for them is `;14,500.00. There are five teachers not yet back from the Armed Service. The amount necessary for them is t5, 100.00 . This year the School is asking for a full-time painter at 11,800.00. T'--i_s is an increase over the amount asked :"or last year in the Budget for a part-time painter. There is a new salary schedule on Professional 'study amounting to ``31975.00; Extra Coach ng amounts to :300.00. Mr. Ames stated they wanted to do a bit more coaching in the Junior and Senior High School. Increases for Janitors - .288.00. There is an increase in most all of the salaries. A new salary schedule has been set up for them which becomes effective as of April 1, 1946. Some of the changes in the Schedule are as follows : Roland N. Hayes - $35.65 to $37.00 Thomas Ryan, Jr. 40.25 to 41.00 Kenealy 34.50 to 36.00 Thomas Sullivan (To remain at $40.00) Thomas Cavanaugh 36.80 to 38.00 A. Bacigalupo 34.50 to 35.00 Arthur Lee 36 .80 to 38.00 Mr. Ames stated that the ma-imum set for a Maintenance Van was 150.00 per week; Head Janitor, X45.00; Assistant Janitor ''37.00; Fireman, ; 41.00: and Elementary School Janitors, '40.00. Under Maintenance Employees ; Mr. Ames said that they needed a full-time man . At present ArtHur Linfield spends one-half his time as Janitor, and one-half his time under Maintenance. M)thi.na; further on this Buiget, re proceeded 2>- to discuss the School Maintenance Expenses Budget. Textbooks - Nigh and Elementary; This figure is up a little over last year' s. Supplies - High School; This is increased by ' 500.00 to provide for some new typewriters, and business machines, as set forth in the Explanation Sheet. Gas : This figure has increased considerably over last year' s due to the installation of a gas heater which is used to serve the lunchroom and showers. Mr. Ames stated that according to figures available, Lexington has grown 33.78 in the last ten years, and at least one new Elementary School and one Senior Hi._,h School is needed. Chairman uoyt asked Mr. Ames if there was anything further on the Russell property. Mr. Ames said that they expect to have a separate article in the Warrant to acquire the Russell property either by purchase or eminent domain. Chairman Hoyt asked Mr. Ames about the Kindergarten. Mr. Ames stated that he was quite sure there would be so -ething on this, and the Committee on the Kindergarten would report at the next Annual Meeting. At tris point Yr. Ames left to keep an appointment with the Board of Selectmen, and Thomas spoke about the new Bill which he understands is to be placed on the ballot of the next Town Election which is the equalization of teachers ' salaries for men and women. Another item which has given the School Committee some concern is the Sprinkler System in the School buildings. In the past few reeks two sprinkler heads have let go, and caused' some damage. The bells outside the school buildings ring, but the Fire Department is not notified soon enough to be of any real use. What the School Committee would hire to do - and they intend to put an article in the Warrant - is to connect the n.larms of the Sprinkler System in the School Buildings to the Fire House. In case of any trouble, there i=oi'ld be no delay. Another item discussed was the State Department of Vocational Fducat`on Handicraft Work. This is an adult education program which would be conducted nights. In order to have such a Project, it must be accepted by a vote of the Town at an Annual Election. The School Committee left this meeting at 9 :30 P.M. At 9:35 P.M. , the Tibrary Committee consisting of Harold Handley, Douglas Brayton, F. "ebster Thom-s, and Ralph Nason, Librarian, entered this meeting. The first budget considered was the Cary Library - Personal Services. It was stated that I. Melanson w:i.11be back in May of 1946, and there will be a difference in her salary over the Military Substitute which accounts for some of the increase in the Personal Services Budget. Cary Library - Expenses : Books - up 1300.00 due to the additional cost of Books; Fuel, up "25.00 over last year' s budget; li -ht, up "150.00 over last year' s request. The reason for some of this increase is due to the fact that the Library is staying oven one hour longer each night. Repairs have been increased in this year' s budget approximately `1,000.00. This figure is made up as follows : repairing tiles on roof of main Library. ' 100.00; painting of East Lexington Branch Library, "'780.00; Repairs to plumbing which includes new water piping in building, ;420.00. Chairman Hoyt asked Mr. Thomas if there was any- t' i ng to be said with regards to new plans for the Library proiect tris veer. Mr. Thomas said they intend to have an article in the `'arrant. They have plans for the Library needs for the fT'�-ure, and the Committee has been meeting regularly and have visited fifteen or twenty libraries. He said that if re build a new Library, the cost would be about '200,000.00, but if re remodel and enlarge the present Library, the cost would be approximately ;)95,000.00. Mr. Thomas stated that they intend to have an article in the Warrant requesting money for the completion of plans and remodeling. and enlar'i ng the present Library. This will be in the nei.ghborho od of '100, 000.00. -)thing further to be discussed, the Li.br'ry Co_rrmi_ttee left at 10:30 P.M. Mr. Lewis L. Hoyt left this meeting to go down to the Board of Selectmen to f° nd out what they had done about the request for transfers from the Reserve Fund for the Selectmen' s Depart»•ent - Expenses, and any other °. tems. T. r. Hoyt returned and stated that the Selectmen' s Department were requesting d174.27 to be transferred from the Reserve Fund to the Selectmen ' s Department - Expense Account . Part of t'-is }174.27 is for the expense of the Town Meeting. A motion was made, seconded and voted that the sum of ` 174.27 be transferred from the Reserve Fund to the Selectmen ' s Department - Expense Account. The Board of Selectmen are also requesti-n-; that the sum of 13.10 be transferred from the Reserve Fund to the Sealer of -eights Ar measures - Expense Account for the pay- ment of serer drivers purchased by the Sealer. A motion was made, seconded and voted that the sum • • of $3.10 be transferred from the Reserve Fund to the Weights & Measures - Expense Account. Chairman Hoyt said that the next meeting of the Appropriation Committee would be on the evening of December 28, 1945 immediately after the Special Town Meeting, at which time h'r. James Carroll is to be invited to discuss- his Budgets. Chairman Hoyt stated that the Chief of Police, Yr. John J. Garrity and '?r. John Lyons, of the Public Welfare Department, are the remaining ones to appear before this Committee to discuss their Budgets. The meeting adjourned at 10 :55 P.M. , Respectfully submitted, —4- ov\ 0,(---cktO- ecretary.